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Bose–Einstein condensation of photons in an optical microcavity

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  • Jan Klaers

    (Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Bonn)

  • Julian Schmitt

    (Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Bonn)

  • Frank Vewinger

    (Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Bonn)

  • Martin Weitz

    (Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Bonn)

Abstract

Condensing quantum light Bose–Einstein condensation has been observed in several physical systems, but is not predicted to occur for blackbody radiation such as photons. However, it becomes theoretically possible in the presence of thermalization processes that conserve photon number. Martin Weitz and colleagues have now realized such conditions experimentally, observing Bose–Einstein condensation of photons in a dye-filled optical microcavity. The effect is of interest for fundamental studies and may lead to new coherent ultraviolet sources.

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  • Jan Klaers & Julian Schmitt & Frank Vewinger & Martin Weitz, 2010. "Bose–Einstein condensation of photons in an optical microcavity," Nature, Nature, vol. 468(7323), pages 545-548, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:468:y:2010:i:7323:d:10.1038_nature09567
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09567
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    1. Hangyong Shan & Lukas Lackner & Bo Han & Evgeny Sedov & Christoph Rupprecht & Heiko Knopf & Falk Eilenberger & Johannes Beierlein & Nils Kunte & Martin Esmann & Kentaro Yumigeta & Kenji Watanabe & Tak, 2021. "Spatial coherence of room-temperature monolayer WSe2 exciton-polaritons in a trap," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
    2. Yoshito Watanabe & Atsushi Miyake & Masaki Gen & Yuta Mizukami & Kenichiro Hashimoto & Takasada Shibauchi & Akihiko Ikeda & Masashi Tokunaga & Takashi Kurumaji & Yusuke Tokunaga & Taka-hisa Arima, 2023. "Double dome structure of the Bose–Einstein condensation in diluted S = 3/2 quantum magnets," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    3. María Barra-Burillo & Unai Muniain & Sara Catalano & Marta Autore & Fèlix Casanova & Luis E. Hueso & Javier Aizpurua & Ruben Esteban & Rainer Hillenbrand, 2021. "Microcavity phonon polaritons from the weak to the ultrastrong phonon–photon coupling regime," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    4. Alexander Sazhin & Vladimir N. Gladilin & Andris Erglis & Göran Hellmann & Frank Vewinger & Martin Weitz & Michiel Wouters & Julian Schmitt, 2024. "Observation of nonlinear response and Onsager regression in a photon Bose-Einstein condensate," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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