Superfluidity of polaritons in semiconductor microcavities

Alberto Amo; Jérôme Lefrère; Simon Pigeon; Claire Adrados; Cristiano Ciuti; Iacopo Carusotto; Romuald Houdré; Elisabeth Giacobino; Alberto Bramati

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journal article Sep 20, 2009

Superfluidity of polaritons in semiconductor microcavities

Alberto Amo Jérôme Lefrère Simon Pigeon Claire Adrados Cristiano Ciuti

Iacopo Carusotto Romuald Houdré Elisabeth Giacobino Alberto Bramati

Nature Physics Vol. 5 No. 11 pp. 805-810 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Sep 20, 2009
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Laboratoire Kastler Brossel Sorbonne Université CNRS, ENS‐PSL Research University, Collège de France 4 Place Jussieu Paris 75005 France

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Alberto Amo, Jérôme Lefrère, Simon Pigeon, et al. (2009). Superfluidity of polaritons in semiconductor microcavities. Nature Physics, 5(11), 805-810. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1364

Superfluidity of polaritons in semiconductor microcavities

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