Room temperature strong coupling effects from single ZnO nanowire microcavity
Author(s) -
Ayan Kumar Das,
Junseok Heo,
Adrian Bayraktaroglu,
Wei Guo,
Tien Khee Ng,
Jamie Phillips,
Boon S. Ooi,
P. Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.011830
Subject(s) - polariton , materials science , condensed matter physics , relaxation (psychology) , dispersion (optics) , dielectric , nanowire , coupling (piping) , optoelectronics , molecular physics , optics , physics , psychology , social psychology , metallurgy
Strong coupling effects in a dielectric microcavity with a single ZnO nanowire embedded in it have been investigated at room temperature. A large Rabi splitting of ~100 meV is obtained from the polariton dispersion and a non-linearity in the polariton emission characteristics is observed at room temperature with a low threshold of 1.63 μJ/cm(2), which corresponds to a polariton density an order of magnitude smaller than that for the Mott transition. The momentum distribution of the lower polaritons shows evidence of dynamic condensation and the absence of a relaxation bottleneck. The polariton relaxation dynamics were investigated by time-resolved measurements, which showed a progressive decrease in the polariton relaxation time with increase in polariton density.
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