Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1554957 | Superlattices and Microstructures | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We have studied the polariton relaxation dynamics in a CdTe microcavity at low temperatures after resonant excitation into the upper polariton branch (UPB). Initially, we have set a negative exciton-cavity detuning, such that the energy difference between the two polariton branches coincides with that of an LO phonon. Our experimental results reveal a sublinear dependence of the integrated emission from the lower polariton branch (LPB) with excitation power. This evidences not only an inefficient LO phonon mediated relaxation from the UPB to the LPB but also a substantial inhibition of polariton relaxation along the LPB. After that, we have progressively reduced the negative detuning, approaching the exciton-cavity resonance. Under these conditions it is possible to observe a nonlinear emission arising from Kâ¼0 LPB-states similar to that observed after nonresonant excitation. Marked oscillations are present in the time evolution traces, with a period that does not depend on excitation power or detuning.
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Authors
M.D. MartÃn, D. Ballarini, A. Amo, L. Viña, R. André,