arXiv · 1603.02830
Tunable magnetic alignment between trapped exciton-polariton condensates
Abstract
Tunable spin correlations are found to arise between two neighboring trapped exciton-polariton condensates which spin-polarize spontaneously. We observe a crossover from an antiferromagnetic- to a ferromagnetic pair state by reducing the coupling barrier in real-time using control of the imprinted pattern of pump light. Fast optical switching of both condensates is then achieved by resonantly but weakly triggering only a single condensate. These effects can be explained as the competition between spin bifurcations and spin-preserving Josephson coupling between the two condensates, and open the way to polariton Bose-Hubbard ladders.
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H. Ohadi, Y. del Valle-Inclan Redondo, A. Dreismann, Y. G. Rubo, F. Pinsker, S. I. Tsintzos, Z. Hatzopoulos, P. G. Savvidis, J. J. Baumberg. 2016-03-09. Tunable magnetic alignment between trapped exciton-polariton condensates. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.116.106403
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