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Photon statistics of light in semiconductor microcavities

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Volume 41, No. 5, Article 055502, Year 2008

We investigate the photon statistics in the light emitted by a microcavity containing a semiconductor quantum well. An analytical expression of the light-emitted autocorrelation function in the weak pumping regime is derived. We discuss photon statistical similarities with an atomic cavity. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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