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Oblique half-solitons and their generation in exciton-polariton condensates

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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  1. Clermont Universite, Universite Blaise Pascal, LASMEA, BP10448, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France CNRS, UMR6602, LASMEA, F-63177 Aubiere (France)
We describe oblique half-solitons, a new type of topological defects in a two-dimensional spinor Bose-Einstein condensate. A realistic protocol based on the optical spin Hall effect is proposed toward their generation within an exciton-polariton system.
OSTI ID:
21544765
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 83; ISSN 1098-0121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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