Reservoir optics with exciton-polariton condensates

Abstract

We investigate an all-optical microscale planar lensing technique based on coherent fluids of semiconductor cavity exciton-polariton condensates. Our theoretical analysis underpins the potential in using state-of-the-art spatial light modulation of nonresonant excitation beams to guide and focus polariton condensates away from their pumping region. The nonresonant excitation profile generates an excitonic reservoir that blueshifts the polariton mode and provides gain, which can be spatially tailored into lens shapes at the microscale to refract condensate waves. We propose several different avenues in controlling the condensate fluid, and demonstrate formation of highly enhanced and localised condensates away from the pumped reservoirs. This opens new perspectives in guiding quantum fluids of light and generating polariton condensates that are shielded from detrimental reservoir dephasing effects.

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ORCID for Yuan Wang: orcid.org/0000-0002-0688-3276

ORCID for Helgi Sigurdsson: orcid.org/0000-0002-4156-4414

ORCID for Julian, Dominic Toepfer: orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-5540

ORCID for Pavlos Lagoudakis: orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-5299

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