Bose-Einstein condensation of dipolar excitons in lateral traps

The phase diagram of Bose-Einstein condensates of dipolar excitons accumulated in lateral electrostatic traps is determined. Spatially periodic luminescence structures of the exciton Bose condensate and their critical dependence on pump level and temperature are observed. Coherence in the dipolar exciton Bose-Einstein condensates is studied by direct measurement of the 1-st and 2-nd order correlators with variations in pump level and temperature. These results are indicative of large-scale coherence of the exciton Bose condensate. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3570931]