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Excitation of coherent polaritons in a two-dimensional atomic lattice

Quantum Physics 2009-10-12 v1

Abstract

We describe a new type of spatially periodic structure (lattice models): a polaritonic crystal (PolC) formed by a two-dimensional lattice of trapped two-level atoms interacting with quantised electromagnetic field in a cavity (or in a one-dimensional array of tunnelling-coupled microcavities), which allows polaritons to be fully localised. Using a one-dimensional polaritonic crystal as an example, we analyse conditions for quantum degeneracy of a low-branch polariton gas and those for quantum optical information recording and storage.

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@article{arxiv.0910.1689,
  title  = {Excitation of coherent polaritons in a two-dimensional atomic lattice},
  author = {I. O. Barinov and A. P. Alodjants and S. M. Arakelian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.1689},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 3 figures