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Title: Nonresonant optical control of a spinor polariton condensate
Authors: Askitopoulos, A.
Kalinin, K.
Liew, Timothy Chi Hin
Cilibrizzi, P.
Hatzopoulos, Z.
Savvidis, P. G.
Berloff, N. G.
Lagoudakis, P. G.
Keywords: Spinor
Nonresonant
Issue Date: 2016
Source: Askitopoulos, A., Kalinin, K., Liew, T. C. H., Cilibrizzi, P., Hatzopoulos, Z., Savvidis, P. G., et al. (2016). Nonresonant optical control of a spinor polariton condensate. Physical Review B, 93, 205307-.
Series/Report no.: Physical Review B
Abstract: We investigate the spin dynamics of polariton condensates spatially separated from and effectively confined by the pumping exciton reservoir. We obtain a strong correlation between the ellipticity of the nonresonant optical pump and the degree of circular polarization (DCP) of the condensate at the onset of condensation. With increasing excitation density we observe a reversal of the DCP. The spin dynamics of the trapped condensate are described within the framework of the spinor complex Ginzburg-Landau equations in the Josephson regime, where the dynamics of the system are reduced to a current-driven Josephson junction. We show that the observed spin reversal is due to the interplay between an internal Josephson coupling effect and the detuning of the two projections of the spinor condensate via transition from a synchronized to a desynchronized regime. These results suggest that spinor polariton condensates can be controlled by tuning the nonresonant excitation density offering applications in electrically pumped polariton spin switches.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85845
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43870
ISSN: 2469-9950
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.205307
Schools: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 
Rights: ©2016 American Physical Society (APS). This paper was published in Physical Review B and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Physical Society (APS). The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.205307]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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