Polariton condensation emerges from a bound state in the continuum – Physics World - physicsworld.com

Infinitely long lifetimes allow extremely low threshold polariton lasing in a planar waveguide

Hard at work: Vincenzo Ardizzonne (left), Dario Ballarini (centre) and Daniele Sanvitto in their lab. (Courtesy: Daniele Sanvitto/CNR-Nanotec Lecce) A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a symmetr… [+3911 chars]

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