Exciton polaritons in a cylindrical microcavity with an embedded quantum wire

Exciton-light coupling in cylindrical microcavities containing quantum wire s has been treated by means of classical electrodynamics within the nonloca l dielectric response model. A typical anticrossing behavior of quasi-one-d imensionial exciton-polariton modes has been obtained, as well as the weak- coupling-strong-coupling threshold. Effects of the nonradiative damping of the exciton resonance in the quantum wire on the optical response of the mi crocavity structure have been analyzed.