(Ebook) Cavity Polaritons by Alexey Kavokin, Guillaume Malpuech ISBN 9780125330329, 9781423718154, 0125330324, 1423718151

(Ebook) Cavity Polaritons by Alexey Kavokin, Guillaume Malpuech ISBN 9780125330329, 9781423718154, 0125330324, 1423718151

Volume 32 of the series addresses one of the most rapidly developing research fields in physics: microcavities. Microcavities form a base for fabrication of opto-electronic devices of XXI century, in particular polariton lasers based on a new physical principle with respect to conventional lasers proposed by Einstein in 1917. This book overviews a theory of all major phenomena linked microcavities and exciton-polaritons and is oriented to the reader having no background in solid state theory as well as to the advanced readers interested in theory of exciton-polaritons in microcavities. All major experimental discoveries in the field are addressed as well. ?·The book is oriented to a general reader and is easy to read for a non-specialist.?·Contains an overview of the most essential effects in physics of microcavities experimentally observed and theoretically predicted during the recent decade such as:. ?·Bose-Einstein condensation at room temperature.?·Lasers without inversion of population.?·Microcavity boom: optics of the XXI century!?·Frequently asked questions on microcavities and responses without formulas. ?·Half-light-half-matter quasi-particles: base for the future optoelectronic devices