Theory of resonant rayleigh scattering from semiconductor microcavities: Signatures of disorder

We develop a self-consistent, microscopic theory of coherent resonant secondary emission from semiconductor microcavities in the normal-mode-coupling regime. Our theory provides a quantitative description of the spectral, temporal, and angular properties of the disorder-induced emission component—resonant Rayleigh scattering—and offers an intuitive physical explanation of emission properties.