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Motion of patterns in polariton quantum fluids with spin-orbit interaction.
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Physical Review B: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics . Jun2014, Vol. 89 Issue 23, p235302-1-235302-5. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- We report on a remarkable effect of pseudospin precession on the collective motion of exciton-polaritons in a microresonator coherently driven by a linearly polarized pump. In particular, we show that hexagonal patterns can undergo a spontaneous symmetry breaking of their polarization and start a uniform motion in the plane of the resonator. Similar to the optical spin Hall effect, this becomes possible due to a spin-orbit interaction induced by a longitudinal-transverse splitting (TE-TM splitting) of the photonic resonator mode. We derive a simple analytical expression for the drift velocity of the patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SPIN-orbit interactions
*QUANTUM fluids
*POLARITONS
*QUANTUM Hall effect
*PHOTONICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10980121
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physical Review B: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97676344
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.235302