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Lotka-Volterra population dynamics in coherent and tunable oscillators of trapped polariton condensates

Lotka-Volterra population dynamics in coherent and tunable oscillators of trapped polariton condensates
Lotka-Volterra population dynamics in coherent and tunable oscillators of trapped polariton condensates
We demonstrate a regime in which matter-wave condensates of exciton-polaritons trapped in an elliptically shaped two-dimensional potential appear as a coherent mixture of ground and first-excited state of the quantum harmonic oscillator. This system resembles an optically controllable two-level system and produces near terahertz harmonic oscillations of the condensate’s center of mass along the major axis of the elliptical trapping potential. The population ratio between the two trap levels is tunable through the excitation laser power and is shown to follow Lotka-Volterra dynamics. Furthermore, we demonstrate coherence formation between two spatially displaced trapped condensate oscillators - the polaritonic analogue of Huygen’s clock synchronization for coupled condensate oscillators.
Coupled condensates, Coupled oscillators, Polariton, Polariton Condensate, Synchronisation
1550-235X
Toepfer, Julian Dominic
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Sigurdsson, Helgi
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Alyatkin, S.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Toepfer, Julian Dominic
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Sigurdsson, Helgi
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Alyatkin, S.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Toepfer, Julian Dominic, Sigurdsson, Helgi, Alyatkin, S. and Lagoudakis, P.G. (2020) Lotka-Volterra population dynamics in coherent and tunable oscillators of trapped polariton condensates. Physical Review B, 102 (19), [195428]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.102.195428).

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We demonstrate a regime in which matter-wave condensates of exciton-polaritons trapped in an elliptically shaped two-dimensional potential appear as a coherent mixture of ground and first-excited state of the quantum harmonic oscillator. This system resembles an optically controllable two-level system and produces near terahertz harmonic oscillations of the condensate’s center of mass along the major axis of the elliptical trapping potential. The population ratio between the two trap levels is tunable through the excitation laser power and is shown to follow Lotka-Volterra dynamics. Furthermore, we demonstrate coherence formation between two spatially displaced trapped condensate oscillators - the polaritonic analogue of Huygen’s clock synchronization for coupled condensate oscillators.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 November 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 November 2020
Published date: 23 November 2020
Additional Information: Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the support of the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant No. EP/M025330/1 on Hybrid Polaritonics), and the RFBR Projects No. 20-52-12026 (jointly with DFG) and No. 20-02-00919. H.S. acknowledges hospitality provided by the University of Iceland. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 American Physical Society. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords: Coupled condensates, Coupled oscillators, Polariton, Polariton Condensate, Synchronisation

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Local EPrints ID: 444991
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444991
ISSN: 1550-235X
PURE UUID: e92a9a14-0913-444c-b196-739b0e691b27
ORCID for Julian Dominic Toepfer: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-5540
ORCID for Helgi Sigurdsson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4156-4414

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Date deposited: 17 Nov 2020 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 09:54

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Author: Julian Dominic Toepfer ORCID iD
Author: S. Alyatkin
Author: P.G. Lagoudakis

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