Nonlinear polaritons (IMAGE)

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics

Nonlinear polaritons

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On the left: a spatial cross-section of the studied structure. Two optical microcavities (broad black stripes) are visible, surrounded by a multilayer Bragg mirrors. The image shows the spatial distribution of magnesium. It was obtained in a transmission electron microscope in the measurement of energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy. On the right: angularly resolved emission spectrum of a system of two coupled optical microcavities recorded for excitation power above the polariton lasing threshold. The white lines represent the calculated polariton levels. Parametric polariton scattering is visible as bright points inside the blue rectangles. (Source: K. Sobczak, CNBCh UW, K. Sawicki, Faculty of Physics UW)

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K. Sobczak, CNBCh UW, K. Sawicki, Faculty of Physics UW

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