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Exciton mediated self-organization in glass driven by ultrashort light pulses

Exciton mediated self-organization in glass driven by ultrashort light pulses
Exciton mediated self-organization in glass driven by ultrashort light pulses
We propose an exciton-polariton-mediated self-organization effect in transparent SiO2 glass under intense femtosecond light irradiation. Interference and dipole-dipole interaction of polaritons causes formation of gratings of dielectric polarization. Due to an ultrafast exciton self-localization into a quasicrystal structure, the polariton gratings remain frozen in glass and a permanent three-dimensional image of exciton-polariton gas is created. We show that coherent effects in propagation of exciton-polaritons can serve as a tool for nanostructuring and fabrication of 5-dimensional optical memories in glass, opening new horizons for polaritronics.
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Beresna, Martynas, Gecevičius, Mindaugas, Kazansky, Peter G., Taylor, Thomas and Kavokin, Alexey V. (2012) Exciton mediated self-organization in glass driven by ultrashort light pulses. Applied Physics Letters, 101 (5), [053120]. (doi:10.1063/1.4742899).

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We propose an exciton-polariton-mediated self-organization effect in transparent SiO2 glass under intense femtosecond light irradiation. Interference and dipole-dipole interaction of polaritons causes formation of gratings of dielectric polarization. Due to an ultrafast exciton self-localization into a quasicrystal structure, the polariton gratings remain frozen in glass and a permanent three-dimensional image of exciton-polariton gas is created. We show that coherent effects in propagation of exciton-polaritons can serve as a tool for nanostructuring and fabrication of 5-dimensional optical memories in glass, opening new horizons for polaritronics.

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Published date: 2012
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre
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Local EPrints ID: 350050
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/350050
DOI: doi:10.1063/1.4742899
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: 790ed4d3-f9fd-476f-afb7-d721e3f90c8e

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Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 13:20

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Author: Martynas Beresna
Author: Mindaugas Gecevičius
Author: Peter G. Kazansky
Author: Thomas Taylor
Author: Alexey V. Kavokin

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