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Coherence and Optical Emission from Bilayer Exciton Condensates

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2010-11-18 v1 Quantum Gases

Abstract

Experiments aimed at demonstrating Bose-Einstein condensation of excitons in two types of experiments with bilayer structures (coupled quantum wells) are reviewed, with an emphasis on the basic effects. Bose-Einstein condensation implies the existence of a macroscopic coherence, also known as off-diagonal long-range order, and proposed tests and past claims for coherence in these excitonic systems are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1011.3844,
  title  = {Coherence and Optical Emission from Bilayer Exciton Condensates},
  author = {D. W. Snoke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.3844},
  year   = {2010}
}

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14 pages, 4 figures