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Polariton Condensation and Lasing

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Exciton Polaritons in Microcavities

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The similarities and differences between polariton condensation in microcavities and standard lasing in a semiconductor cavity structure are reviewed. The recent experiments on “photon condensation” are also reviewed.

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This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation through Grant DMR-0706331.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

    David Snoke

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  1. Institute of Solid State Physics, Institutskaya 2, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia

    Vladislav Timofeev

  2. NNL, Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR, Via Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy

    Daniele Sanvitto

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Snoke, D. (2012). Polariton Condensation and Lasing. In: Timofeev, V., Sanvitto, D. (eds) Exciton Polaritons in Microcavities. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 172. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24186-4_12

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