Coherence dynamics and quantum-to-classical crossover in an exciton-cavity system in the quantum strong coupling regime
Abstract
Interaction between light and matter generates optical nonlinearities, which are particularly pronounced in the quantum strong coupling regime. When a single bosonic mode couples to a single fermionic mode, a Jaynes-Cummings (JC) ladder is formed, which we realize here using cavity photons and quantum dot excitons. We measure and model the coherent anharmonic response of this strongly coupled exciton-cavity system at resonance. Injecting two photons into the cavity, we demonstrate a root 2 larger polariton splitting with respect to the vacuum Rabi splitting. This is achieved using coherent nonlinear spectroscopy, specifically four-wave mixing, where the coherence between the ground state and the first (second) rung of the JC ladder can be interrogated for positive (negative) delays. With increasing excitation intensity and thus rising average number of injected photons, we observe spectral signatures of the quantum-to-classical crossover of the strong coupling regime.
Citation
Kasprzak , J , Sivalertporn , K , Albert , F , Schneider , C , Höfling , S , Kamp , M , Forchel , A , Reitzenstein , S , Muljarov , E A & Langbein , W 2013 , ' Coherence dynamics and quantum-to-classical crossover in an exciton-cavity system in the quantum strong coupling regime ' , New Journal of Physics , vol. 15 , 045013 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/4/045013
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New Journal of Physics
Status
Peer reviewed
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1367-2630Type
Journal article
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© 2013 IOP Publishing and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. J Kasprzak et al 2013 New J. Phys. 15 045013. Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
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