In this paper we report about linear and nonlinear optical properties of intersubband cavity polariton samples, where the resonant photonic mode is a defect state in a metallodielectric photonic crystal slab. By tuning a single geometric parameter of the resonator, the cavity Q factor can reach values as large as 85, with a consequent large cooperativity for the light-matter interaction. We show that a device featuring large cooperativity leads to sharp saturation, or even bistability, of the polariton states. This nonlinear dynamics occurs at the crossover between the weak-and the strong-coupling regimes, where the weak critical coupling concept plays a fundamental role.
Saturation and bistability of defect-mode intersubband polaritons
TREDICUCCI, ALESSANDRO
2015-01-01
Abstract
In this paper we report about linear and nonlinear optical properties of intersubband cavity polariton samples, where the resonant photonic mode is a defect state in a metallodielectric photonic crystal slab. By tuning a single geometric parameter of the resonator, the cavity Q factor can reach values as large as 85, with a consequent large cooperativity for the light-matter interaction. We show that a device featuring large cooperativity leads to sharp saturation, or even bistability, of the polariton states. This nonlinear dynamics occurs at the crossover between the weak-and the strong-coupling regimes, where the weak critical coupling concept plays a fundamental role.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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