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Acoustic spin resonance in polariton condensates

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-05-18 v1 Optics

Abstract

We theoretically investigate acoustic spin resonance in a spatially homogeneous spinor polariton condensate. A longitudinal acoustic wave generates a time-periodic strain-induced effective magnetic field acting on the condensate pseudospin. When this field is transverse to the static in-plane linear-polarization splitting, it resonantly drives polarization oscillations. We show that spin-dependent interactions shift the resonance and produce nonlinear line shapes, while gain, reservoir dynamics, and spin relaxation make the response dissipative and history-dependent, producing amplitude hysteresis. In the presence of lifetime anisotropy, the condensate can develop a bifurcated stationary state with finite circular polarization, and a resonant acoustic drive can switch between the corresponding out-of-plane branches. A Zeeman splitting provides an additional conservative knob for tuning the resonance frequency. Our results identify coherent acoustic driving as a route to resonant, nonlinear, and switchable control of polariton pseudospin dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.2605.16236,
  title  = {Acoustic spin resonance in polariton condensates},
  author = {D. A. Saltykova and A. Kudlis and A. V. Yulin and I. A. Shelykh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.16236},
  year   = {2026}
}

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8 pages + 13 pages of Supplementary Materials