research article
Second-order time correlations within a polariton Bose-Einstein condensate in a CdTe microcavity
Second-order time correlations of polaritons have been measured across the condensation threshold in a CdTe microcavity. The onset of Bose-Einstein condensation is marked by the disappearance of photon bunching, demonstrating the transition from a thermal-like state to a coherent state. Coherence is, however, degraded with increasing polariton density, most probably as a result of self-interaction within the condensate and scatterings with noncondensed excitons and polaritons. Such behavior clearly differentiates polariton Bose condensation from photon lasing.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000253238400071
Author(s)
Date Issued
2008
Publisher
Published in
Volume
100
Issue
6
Article Number
067402
Subjects
Editorial or Peer reviewed
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Written at
EPFL
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November 30, 2010
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