Generation of nonclassical light upon resonant excitation of a semiconductor microcavity

Strong correlations in the fluctuations of the intensity of emission from a semiconductor microcavity under resonant laser excitation are observed. The intensity correlation function exhibits an unusual oscillatory behavior with an unexpectedly long oscillation period and decay time. The visibility of the correlation function reaches $0.81$. Long oscillation times are attributed to the Rabi frequency characterizing weak coupling between the electromagnetic field of the semiconductor microcavity mode and long-lived exciton states localized by the random potential of the quantum well. For a laser excitation power density of $400$ W/cm$^2$, the power density of the radiation emitted by the microcavity is $12$ W/cm$^2$, which corresponds to the total flux of nonclassical light of $1.5 \times 10^{15}$ photons/s from an excited spot $50$ $\mu$m in diameter. Thus, a microcavity can serve as a bright emitter of nonclassical light.