Realization of all-optical vortex switching in exciton-polariton condensates

Xuekai Ma; Bernd Berger; Marc Aßmann; Rodislav Driben; Torsten Meier; Christian Schneider; Sven Höfling; Stefan Schumacher

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14702-5

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Realization of all-optical vortex switching in exciton-polariton condensates

Xuekai Ma,
Bernd Berger,
Marc Aßmann,
Rodislav Driben,
Torsten Meier,
Christian Schneider,
Sven Höfling,
Stefan Schumacher

Affiliations

Xuekai Ma: Department of Physics and Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), Universität Paderborn
Bernd Berger: Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund
Marc Aßmann: Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund
Rodislav Driben: Department of Physics and Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), Universität Paderborn
Torsten Meier: Department of Physics and Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), Universität Paderborn
Christian Schneider: Technische Physik, Physikalisches Institut and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Universität Würzburg
Sven Höfling: Technische Physik, Physikalisches Institut and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Universität Würzburg
Stefan Schumacher: Department of Physics and Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), Universität Paderborn

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14702-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Vortices can be generated in many platforms and are useful due to manipulation of their vorticity. Here the authors show generation and optical switching of a vortex in exciton-polariton condensates using GaAs microcavities.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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