Pulsed acousto-optic switching of a bistable cavity polariton system

S. S. Gavrilov and N. A. Gippius
Phys. Rev. B 86, 085317 – Published 22 August 2012

Abstract

Theoretical studies have been made of nonequilibrium transitions in a planar exciton-polariton system under composite acousto-optic excitation: picosecond-long strain pulses causing reversible perturbations of exciton energy and stationary optic pump along the normal to the cavity surface. It is found that pulsed acoustic excitation can lead to ultrafast switching of the optic response, which is related to the transition between the stability branches of the bistable polariton system.

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  • Received 12 May 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.085317

©2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. S. Gavrilov*

  • Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, Chernogolovka 142432, Russia

N. A. Gippius

  • A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Moscow 119991, Russia
  • and LASMEA, UMR 6602 CNRS, Université Blaise Pascal, 63177 Aubière, France

  • *gavr_ss@issp.ac.ru

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Vol. 86, Iss. 8 — 15 August 2012

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