Light-enhanced dipolar interactions between exciton polaritons

Abstract: We consider the scenario of excitons in a semiconductor bilayer that are strongly coupled to cavity photons, leading to the formation of dipolar exciton polaritons (dipolaritons). Using a realistic pseudopotential for the dipolar interactions, we exactly determine the scattering between dipolaritons, accounting for the hybridization between interlayer and intralayer excitons. We show that the light-matter coupling enhances the interactions between dipolaritons by forcing excitons to scatter at energies that would otherwise be forbidden in ordinary exciton-exciton collisions. Furthermore, we show that this light enhancement is sensitive to the dipole moment and is larger for long-range dipolar interactions than for short-range intralayer interactions. Our results reveal the role of dark exciton states in dipolariton interactions as well as the optimal bilayer properties for achieving strong interactions.