Enhanced Cavity Optomechanics with Quantum-well Exciton Polaritons

Autor: Zambon, Nicola Carlon, Denis, Zakari, De Oliveira, Romain, Ravets, Sylvain, Ciuti, Cristiano, Favero, Ivan, Bloch, Jacqueline
Rok vydání: 2022
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.093603
Popis: Semiconductor microresonators embedding quantum wells can host tightly confined and mutually interacting excitonic, optical and mechanical modes at once. We theoretically investigate the case where the system operates in the strong exciton-photon coupling regime, while the optical and excitonic resonances are parametrically modulated by the interaction with a mechanical mode. Owing to the large exciton-phonon coupling at play in semiconductors, we predict an enhancement of polariton-phonon interactions by two orders of magnitude with respect to mere optomechanical coupling: a near-unity single-polariton quantum cooperativity is within reach for current semiconductor resonator platforms. We further analyze how polariton nonlinearities affect dynamical back-action, modifying the capability to cool or amplify the mechanical motion.
Comment: Final version, as published - 20 pages, 11 figures
Databáze: arXiv