Exciton-Polariton Condensate — Lower Branch

Strong coupling between cavity photons and quantum-well excitons creates polariton quasiparticles
Bare photon Eph(k)
Bare exciton EX
Lower polariton branch (LP)
Upper polariton branch (UP)
Condensate occupancy n(k)

Coupling Parameters

Condensate

Theory

LP: ELP = ½(EX+Eph) − ½√(δ²+Ω²)

UP: EUP = ½(EX+Eph) + ½√(δ²+Ω²)

Photon dispersion:
Eph(k) = Ecav + ℏ²k²/2mph

Hopfield coeff |Ck|² = photon fraction

Condensate blueshifts LP by g·n
Threshold: gain = loss