Quantum condensation from a tailored exciton population in a microcavity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-04-08 v2 Superconductivity
Abstract
An experiment is proposed, on the coherent quantum dynamics of a semiconductor microcavity containing quantum dots. Modeling the experiment using a generalized Dicke model, we show that a tailored excitation pulse can create an energy-dependent population of excitons, which subsequently evolves to a quantum condensate of excitons and photons. The population is created by a generalization of adiabatic rapid passage, and then condenses due to a dynamical analog of the BCS instability.
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@article{arxiv.0708.2009,
title = {Quantum condensation from a tailored exciton population in a microcavity},
author = {P. R. Eastham and R. T. Phillips},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.2009},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures. Version 2 is extensively rewritten, and incorporates some new results in further support of our claims