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Coherence measurements of polaritons in thermal equilibrium reveal a power law for two-dimensional condensates.

Authors :
Alnatah H
Yao Q
Beaumariage J
Mukherjee S
Tam MC
Wasilewski Z
West K
Baldwin K
Pfeiffer LN
Snoke DW
Source :
Science advances [Sci Adv] 2024 May 03; Vol. 10 (18), pp. eadk6960. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 03.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

We have created a spatially homogeneous polariton condensate in thermal equilibrium, up to very high condensate fraction. Under these conditions, we have measured the coherence as a function of momentum and determined the total coherent fraction of this boson system from very low density up to density well above the condensation transition. These measurements reveal a consistent power law for the coherent fraction as a function of the total density over nearly three orders of its magnitude. The same power law is seen in numerical simulations solving the two-dimensional Gross-Pitaevskii equation for the equilibrium coherence.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2375-2548
Volume :
10
Issue :
18
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Science advances
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38701210
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adk6960