In this experimental work, we optically excite the eigenmodes of an elliptical resonator in a semiconductor micro-cavity. Using a pulsed excitation, we create a superposition of eigenmodes, and image the time evolution of the coherent emission pattern. Oscillations between vortex and anti-vortex states are observed, and remarkably well described within the Poincar sphere representation for an eigenmode containing an orbital angular momentum. A semiconductor quantum well is embedded in the microcavity structure. The system is operated in the strong light matter coupling regime, where the eigenmodes are hybrid half-photonic half-excitonic quasiparticles called exciton polaritons.
Titre
Coherent oscillations between polariton vortex and anti-vortex states in an elliptical resonator
Publié dans
Proc. SPIE
Série
Proceedings of SPIE
Volume
7937
Pages
79371Y
Présenté à
Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XV, SPIE Photonics West 2011, San Francisco, USA, January 23, 2011
Date
2011
Editeur
Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering, Po Box 10, Bellingham, Wa 98227-0010 Usa
Note
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Date de création de la notice
2011-04-04
