Electronic control of the polarization of light emitted by polariton lasers

G. Malpuech; M. M. Glazov; I. A. Shelykh; P. Bigenwald; K. V. Kavokin

doi:10.1063/1.2183811

Electronic control of the polarization of light emitted by polariton lasers

G. Malpuech
, M. M. Glazov
, I. A. Shelykh
, P. Bigenwald
, K. V. Kavokin

Faculty of Physical Sciences

University of Iceland

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Abstract

We propose a mechanism of electronic control of the polarization of the light emitted by polariton lasers. An electric field applied along the growth axis of the microcavity splits the ground polariton state into [110] and [1-1̄0] polarized components. We perform kinetic simulations which show that above a pumping threshold, a condensate of exciton polaritons is formed at the lowest-energy state. In this regime, the emission of the polariton laser is either [110] or [1-1̄0] linearly polarized depending on the direction of the applied field.

Original language	English
Article number	111118
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	88
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2183811
Publication status	Published - 2006

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