Light-enhanced dipolar interactions between exciton polaritons

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Main Authors: Nakano, Yasufumi, Bleu, Olivier, Mulkerin, Brendan C., Levinsen, Jesper, Parish, Meera M.
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Published: 2024
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author Nakano, Yasufumi
Bleu, Olivier
Mulkerin, Brendan C.
Levinsen, Jesper
Parish, Meera M.
author_facet Nakano, Yasufumi
Bleu, Olivier
Mulkerin, Brendan C.
Levinsen, Jesper
Parish, Meera M.
contents We consider the scenario of excitons in a semiconductor bilayer that are strongly coupled to cavity photons, leading to the formation of dipolar exciton polaritons (dipolaritons). Using a realistic pseudopotential for the dipolar interactions, we exactly determine the scattering between dipolaritons, accounting for the hybridization between interlayer and intralayer excitons. Similar to conventional non-dipolar polaritons, we find that the light-matter coupling enhances the interactions between dipolaritons by forcing excitons to scatter at energies that would otherwise be forbidden in ordinary exciton-exciton collisions. However, we show that this light enhancement is larger for long-range dipolar interactions than for short-range intralayer interactions, and is sensitive to the (non-uniform) dielectric environment of the bilayer. Crucially, we find that the largest dipolariton interactions are achieved for transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers in vacuum. Our results thus reveal the optimal dipolariton setup for realizing strong photon correlations.
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spellingShingle Light-enhanced dipolar interactions between exciton polaritons
Nakano, Yasufumi
Bleu, Olivier
Mulkerin, Brendan C.
Levinsen, Jesper
Parish, Meera M.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Gases
We consider the scenario of excitons in a semiconductor bilayer that are strongly coupled to cavity photons, leading to the formation of dipolar exciton polaritons (dipolaritons). Using a realistic pseudopotential for the dipolar interactions, we exactly determine the scattering between dipolaritons, accounting for the hybridization between interlayer and intralayer excitons. Similar to conventional non-dipolar polaritons, we find that the light-matter coupling enhances the interactions between dipolaritons by forcing excitons to scatter at energies that would otherwise be forbidden in ordinary exciton-exciton collisions. However, we show that this light enhancement is larger for long-range dipolar interactions than for short-range intralayer interactions, and is sensitive to the (non-uniform) dielectric environment of the bilayer. Crucially, we find that the largest dipolariton interactions are achieved for transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers in vacuum. Our results thus reveal the optimal dipolariton setup for realizing strong photon correlations.
title Light-enhanced dipolar interactions between exciton polaritons
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Gases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16377