Hydrodynamic nucleation of vortices and solitons in a resonantly excited polariton superfluid

doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.83.144513

Title: Hydrodynamic nucleation of vortices and solitons in a resonantly excited polariton superfluid

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We present a theoretical study of the hydrodynamic properties of exciton-polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity under a resonant laser excitation. The effect of a spatially extended defect on the superfluid flow is investigated as a function of the flow speed. The processes that are responsible for the nucleation of vortices and solitons in the wake of the defect are characterized, as well as the regimes where the superfluid flow remains unperturbed. Specific features due to the nonequilibrium nature of the polariton fluid are pointed out. For the present case of a resonant polariton excitation, an effective way to create, trap, and control arrays of vortices is proposed.

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Pigeon, S; Ciuti, C ^[1]; Carusotto, I ^[2]

Laboratoire Materiaux et Phenomenes Quantiques, Universite Paris Diderot-Paris 7 and CNRS, UMR 7162, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13 (France)
INO-CNR BEC Center and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Trento, I-38123 Povo (Italy)

Publication Date:: 2011-04-01

OSTI Identifier:: 21538281

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 83; Journal Issue: 14; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.144513; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; DEFECTS; EXCITATION; FLUIDS; LASER RADIATION; NUCLEATION; POLARONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SIMULATION; SOLITONS; SUPERFLUIDITY; TRAPS; VELOCITY; VORTICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; MATERIALS; QUASI PARTICLES; RADIATIONS

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                    Pigeon, S, Ciuti, C, and Carusotto, I. Hydrodynamic nucleation of vortices and solitons in a resonantly excited polariton superfluid.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PHYSREVB.83.144513.

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                    Pigeon, S, Ciuti, C, & Carusotto, I. Hydrodynamic nucleation of vortices and solitons in a resonantly excited polariton superfluid.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.83.144513

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        "Hydrodynamic nucleation of vortices and solitons in a resonantly excited polariton superfluid".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.83.144513.

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@article{osti_21538281,

  title        = {Hydrodynamic nucleation of vortices and solitons in a resonantly excited polariton superfluid},

  author       = {Pigeon, S and Ciuti, C and Carusotto, I},

  abstractNote = {We present a theoretical study of the hydrodynamic properties of exciton-polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity under a resonant laser excitation. The effect of a spatially extended defect on the superfluid flow is investigated as a function of the flow speed. The processes that are responsible for the nucleation of vortices and solitons in the wake of the defect are characterized, as well as the regimes where the superfluid flow remains unperturbed. Specific features due to the nonequilibrium nature of the polariton fluid are pointed out. For the present case of a resonant polariton excitation, an effective way to create, trap, and control arrays of vortices is proposed.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PHYSREVB.83.144513},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21538281},
  journal      = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},

  issn         = {1098-0121},

  number       = 14,

  volume       = 83,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2011},

  month        = {4}

}

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