Nonlinear interactions in an organic polariton condensate

Nature Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 271-278

  Daskalakis, K S ^a   Maier, S A ^a   Murray, R ^a   Kena Cohen S ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; PHONONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; LINEARLY POLARIZED; LONG RANGE ORDERS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; POLARITON CONDENSATES; SPONTANEOUS FORMATION; WANNIER-MOTT EXCITONS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 84894500467     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3874     Document Type: Article

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