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We carry out pump-probe measurements on semiconductor microcavities in the strong coupling regime. The spectral and temporal characteristics of these measurements are qualitatively explained using a simple classical model. In addition we study the photoluminescence lifetime from these microcavity structures at a range of temperatures, measured under non-resonant pumping conditions. We observe only a slight modification of the emission lifetime in the strong coupling regime at low temperatures (T=18 K), and no modification of the lifetime at higher temperatures (T=100K).
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Doran, J.P. et al. (1996). Dynamical Studies of Cavity Polaritons in Semiconductor Microcavities. In: Rarity, J., Weisbuch, C. (eds) Microcavities and Photonic Bandgaps: Physics and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 324. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0313-5_5
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