DURIP: High-power, stabilized laser for studies of electrical transport properties of polariton condensates
Abstract
This proposal is for a laser to be used in conjunction with the recently-awarded project W911-NF-15-1-0466 from the Army Research Office. That project is a joint collaboration between the theory group of Allan MacDonald at the University of Texas and the experimental group of David Snoke at the University of Pittsburgh to study the effect of a polariton condensate on in-plane carrier transport in quantum wells embedded in a microcavity. The proposed laser acquisition will allow the experiments to have a more uniform and larger polariton condensate, which will in turn allow more reliable transport experiments. In addition, the proposed laser will allow different trapping geometries of the condensate, and thus a wide variety of possibilities for polariton-current interaction. These experiments in general may lead to novel methods of modulation of current using the extremely nonlinearities of light in the semiconductor microcavity system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 07, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1610206
Entities
People
- David Snoke
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Pittsburgh