arXiv · 2010.14674
Optically controlled polariton condensate molecules
Abstract
A condensed matter platform for analogue simulation of complex two-dimensional molecular bonding configurations, based on optically trapped exciton-polariton condensates is proposed. The stable occupation of polariton condensates in the excited states of their optically configurable potential traps permits emulation of excited atomic orbitals. A classical mean field model describing the dissipative coupling mechanism between p-orbital condensates is derived, identifying lowest threshold condensation solutions as a function of trap parameters corresponding to bound and antibound $\pi$ and $\sigma$ bonding configurations, similar to those in quantum chemistry.
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E. D. Cherotchenko, H. Sigurdsson, A. Askitopoulos, A. V. Nalitov. 2020-10-27. Optically controlled polariton condensate molecules. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.103.115309
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