Nonlinear Terahertz Emission in Semiconductor Microcavities

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Savenko, I. G. [1 ,2 ]
Shelykh, I. A. [1 ,3 ]
Kaliteevski, M. A. [2 ,4 ]
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[1] Univ Iceland, Inst Sci, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
[2] Acad Univ, Nanotechnol Res & Educ Ctr, St Petersburg 194021, Russia
[3] Int Inst Phys, BR-59078400 Natal, RN, Brazil
[4] AF Ioffe Phys Tech Inst, St Petersburg 194021, Russia
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.027401
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We consider the nonlinear terahertz emission by the system of cavity polaritons in the regime of polariton lasing. To account for the quantum nature of terahertz-polariton coupling, we use the Lindblad master equation approach and demonstrate that quantum microcavities reveal a rich variety of nonlinear phenomena in the terahertz range, including bistability, short terahertz pulse generation, and terahertz switching.
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