Polarization controlled nonlinear transmission of light through semiconductor microcavities

M. Vladimirova; S. Cronenberger; D. Scalbert; M. Nawrocki; A. V. Kavokin; A. Miard; A. Lemaître; J. Bloch

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.115325

Polarization controlled nonlinear transmission of light through semiconductor microcavities

M. Vladimirova
, S. Cronenberger
, D. Scalbert
, M. Nawrocki
, A. V. Kavokin
, A. Miard
, A. Lemaître
, J. Bloch

École Polytechnique

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We report on a pronounced nonlinear optical effect in a GaAs microcavity operating in the strong-coupling regime: cavity transmission in circular polarization is found to be much stronger than in linear polarization. This behavior has its origin in the spin-dependent repulsive interaction between exciton polaritons. Quantitative analysis allows estimating the strength of interaction between polaritons with parallel spins. The observed effect shows the potentiality of microcavities for circular polarization sensing essential for transmission of polarization encoded signals.

Original language	English
Article number	115325
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	79
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.115325
Publication status	Published - 3 Mar 2009

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