Continuous terahertz emission from dipolaritons

Abstract

We propose a scheme of continuous tunable THz emission based on dipolaritons, mixtures of strongly interacting cavity photons and direct excitons, where the latter are coupled to indirect excitons via tunneling. We investigate the property of multistability under continuous wave (CW) pumping, and the stability of the solutions. We establish the conditions of parametric instability, giving rise to oscillations in density between the direct-exciton and indirect-exciton modes under CW pumping. In this way, we achieve continuous and tunable emission in the THz range in a compact single-crystal device. We show that the emission frequency can be tuned in a certain range by varying an applied electric field and pumping conditions. Finally, we demonstrate the dynamic switching between different phases in our system, allowing rapid control of THz radiation.