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Chiral modes at exceptional points in exciton-polariton quantum fluids

Chiral modes at exceptional points in exciton-polariton quantum fluids
Chiral modes at exceptional points in exciton-polariton quantum fluids
We demonstrate generation of chiral modes -- vortex flows with fixed handedness in exciton-polariton quantum fluids. The chiral modes arise in the vicinity of exceptional points (non-Hermitian spectral degeneracies) in an optically-induced resonator for exciton polaritons. In particular, a vortex is generated by driving two dipole modes of the non-Hermitian ring resonator into degeneracy. Transition through the exceptional point in the space of the system's parameters is enabled by precise manipulation of real and imaginary parts of the closed-wall potential forming the resonator. As the system is driven to the vicinity of the exceptional point, we observe the formation of a vortex state with a fixed orbital angular momentum (topological charge). Our method can be extended to generate high-order orbital angular momentum states through coalescence of multiple non-Hermitian spectral degeneracies, which could find application in integrated optoelectronics.
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Kavokin, Alexey
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Gao, T., Li, Guangyao, Liew, T.C.H., Comber-Todd, D., Nalitov, A., Steger, M., West, K., Pfeiffer, L., Snoke, D., Kavokin, Alexey, Truscott, A.G. and Ostrovskaya, E.A. (2018) Chiral modes at exceptional points in exciton-polariton quantum fluids. Physical Review Letters, 120 (6), [065301]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.065301).

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We demonstrate generation of chiral modes -- vortex flows with fixed handedness in exciton-polariton quantum fluids. The chiral modes arise in the vicinity of exceptional points (non-Hermitian spectral degeneracies) in an optically-induced resonator for exciton polaritons. In particular, a vortex is generated by driving two dipole modes of the non-Hermitian ring resonator into degeneracy. Transition through the exceptional point in the space of the system's parameters is enabled by precise manipulation of real and imaginary parts of the closed-wall potential forming the resonator. As the system is driven to the vicinity of the exceptional point, we observe the formation of a vortex state with a fixed orbital angular momentum (topological charge). Our method can be extended to generate high-order orbital angular momentum states through coalescence of multiple non-Hermitian spectral degeneracies, which could find application in integrated optoelectronics.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 January 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 February 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 416849
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/416849
ISSN: 1079-7114
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Date deposited: 11 Jan 2018 17:30
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 17:45

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Author: T. Gao
Author: Guangyao Li
Author: T.C.H. Liew
Author: D. Comber-Todd
Author: A. Nalitov
Author: M. Steger
Author: K. West
Author: L. Pfeiffer
Author: D. Snoke
Author: Alexey Kavokin
Author: A.G. Truscott
Author: E.A. Ostrovskaya

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