Spin Domains in One-Dimensional Conservative Polariton Solitons

Maksym Sich, Lucy E. Tapia-Rodriguez, Helgi Sigurdsson, Paul M. Walker, Edmund Clarke, Ivan A. Shelykh, Benjamin Royall, Evgeny S. Sedov, Alexey V. Kavokin, Dmitry V. Skryabin, Maurice S. Skolnick, Dmitry N. Krizhanovskii

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Abstract

We report stable orthogonally polarized domains in high-density polariton solitons propagating in a semiconductor microcavity wire. This effect arises from spin-dependent polariton-polariton interactions and pump-induced imbalance of polariton spin populations. The interactions result in an effective magnetic field acting on polariton spin across the soliton profile, leading to the formation of polarization domains. Our experimental findings are in excellent agreement with theoretical modeling taking into account these effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5095-5102
Number of pages8
JournalACS Photonics
Volume5
Issue number12
Early online date12 Nov 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Dec 2018

Keywords

  • exciton-polariton
  • microcavity
  • nonlinear physics
  • one-dimensional kinetics
  • soliton
  • TE-TM splitting.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biotechnology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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