A Semiconductor Photon Bose-Einstein Condensate as a Practical Light Source for Ranging Finding

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Main Authors: Schofield, Ross C., Lim, Daniel, Gemmell, Nathan R., Clarke, Edmund, Farrer, Ian, Trapalis, Aristotelis, Heffernan, Jon, Oulton, Rupert F.
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Published: 2025
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author Schofield, Ross C.
Lim, Daniel
Gemmell, Nathan R.
Clarke, Edmund
Farrer, Ian
Trapalis, Aristotelis
Heffernan, Jon
Oulton, Rupert F.
author_facet Schofield, Ross C.
Lim, Daniel
Gemmell, Nathan R.
Clarke, Edmund
Farrer, Ian
Trapalis, Aristotelis
Heffernan, Jon
Oulton, Rupert F.
contents Here we report the measurement of thermal photon statistics from a semiconductor photon Bose-Einstein condensate operating just above the condensation threshold. We identify a regime where coherent, single mode emission occurs while still demonstrating significant photon bunching. Taking advantage of the photon bunching, along with the continuous-wave operation and high photon flux, we demonstrate optical range sensing using a photon Bose-Einstein condensate. We characterise the precision of the range measurement and analyse the dependence on the condensate's pump power and resulting coherence properties.
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spellingShingle A Semiconductor Photon Bose-Einstein Condensate as a Practical Light Source for Ranging Finding
Schofield, Ross C.
Lim, Daniel
Gemmell, Nathan R.
Clarke, Edmund
Farrer, Ian
Trapalis, Aristotelis
Heffernan, Jon
Oulton, Rupert F.
Optics
Here we report the measurement of thermal photon statistics from a semiconductor photon Bose-Einstein condensate operating just above the condensation threshold. We identify a regime where coherent, single mode emission occurs while still demonstrating significant photon bunching. Taking advantage of the photon bunching, along with the continuous-wave operation and high photon flux, we demonstrate optical range sensing using a photon Bose-Einstein condensate. We characterise the precision of the range measurement and analyse the dependence on the condensate's pump power and resulting coherence properties.
title A Semiconductor Photon Bose-Einstein Condensate as a Practical Light Source for Ranging Finding
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.13529