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All-optical quantum fluid spin beam splitter

All-optical quantum fluid spin beam splitter
All-optical quantum fluid spin beam splitter

We investigate the spin behavior of the first excited state of a polariton condensate in an optical trap by means of polarization resolved spectroscopy. The interplay between the repulsive polariton interactions and the gain saturation results in a nontrivial spontaneous switching between the two quasidegenerate spatial modes of the polariton condensate. As a result, the polarization pattern of the emitted light dramatically changes. Successful harnessing of this effect can lead to a spin-demultiplexing device for polariton-based optical integrated circuits.

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Askitopoulos, A.
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Nalitov, A.V.
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Sedov, E. S.
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Pickup, L.
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Cherotchenko, E.D.
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Hatzopoulos, Z.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Kavokin, A.V.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Sedov, E. S.
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Pickup, L.
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Cherotchenko, E.D.
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Hatzopoulos, Z.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Kavokin, A.V.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Askitopoulos, A., Nalitov, A.V., Sedov, E. S., Pickup, L., Cherotchenko, E.D., Hatzopoulos, Z., Savvidis, P.G., Kavokin, A.V. and Lagoudakis, P.G. (2018) All-optical quantum fluid spin beam splitter. Physical Review B, 97 (23), 1-6, [235303]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.235303).

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We investigate the spin behavior of the first excited state of a polariton condensate in an optical trap by means of polarization resolved spectroscopy. The interplay between the repulsive polariton interactions and the gain saturation results in a nontrivial spontaneous switching between the two quasidegenerate spatial modes of the polariton condensate. As a result, the polarization pattern of the emitted light dramatically changes. Successful harnessing of this effect can lead to a spin-demultiplexing device for polariton-based optical integrated circuits.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 June 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 422310
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422310
ISSN: 2469-9950
PURE UUID: 66076653-414e-40d7-9871-25908ab1f826
ORCID for P.G. Lagoudakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-5299

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Date deposited: 20 Jul 2018 16:31
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 20:38

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Author: A. Askitopoulos
Author: A.V. Nalitov
Author: E. S. Sedov
Author: L. Pickup
Author: E.D. Cherotchenko
Author: Z. Hatzopoulos
Author: P.G. Savvidis
Author: A.V. Kavokin
Author: P.G. Lagoudakis ORCID iD

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