Observation of Bogoliubov excitations in exciton-polariton condensates

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 700-705

  Utsunomiya, S ^a,b,c   Tian, L ^d   Roumpos, G ^d   Lai, C W ^a,d   Kumada, N ^c   Fujisawa, T ^c   Kuwata Gonokami, M ^b   Loffler A ^e   Hofling S ^e   Forchel, A ^e   Yamamoto, Y ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NTT Basic Research Laboratories   (Japan)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS; EXCITED STATES; EXCITONS; MICROCAVITIES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

BOSE-CONDENSED SYSTEMS; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; PARTICLE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PHONON LIKE EXCITATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITIES; THEORETICAL FORMULATION;

PHOTONS;

EID: 51049101665     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1034     Document Type: Article

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