Exciton-polariton spin switches

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 361-366

  Amo, A ^a   Liew, T C H ^b   Adrados, C ^a   Houdre R ^b   Giacobino, E ^a   Kavokin, A V ^c,d   Bramati, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; EXCITON POLARITONS; LINEARLY POLARIZED; NONLINEAR EMISSIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITIES; SWITCHING DEVICES; ULTRAFAST OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CAVITY RESONATORS; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; EXCITONS; LOGIC DEVICES; OPTICS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; PROBES; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 77954833631     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.79     Document Type: Article

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