Direct measurement of light–matter energy exchange inside a microcavity

A. D. Jameson; J. L. Tomaino; Y. S. Lee; G. Khitrova; H. M. Gibbs; C. N. Böttge; A. C. Klettke; M. Kira; S. W. Koch

doi:10.1364/OPTICA.1.000276

Direct measurement of light–matter energy exchange inside a microcavity

A. D. Jameson, J. L. Tomaino, Y. S. Lee, G. Khitrova, H. M. Gibbs, C. N. Böttge, A. C. Klettke, M. Kira, S. W. Koch

Optical Sciences, College of

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Abstract

We demonstrate that one can directly measure the time evolution of light–matter interaction in a semiconductor microcavity by tracking how the optical response is changed by strong single-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses. A short THz pulse transiently interrupts the interaction of the quantum-well microcavity with the light mode and resets the polaritonic light–matter oscillations at THz frequencies. This THz-reset protocol can provide novel insights into the light–matter coupling dynamics in a wide range of photonic materials such as plasmonic and organic systems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	276-280
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optica
Volume	1
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.1.000276
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Microcavities
Spectroscopy, terahertz
Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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