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Mean-field description of multicomponent exciton-polariton superfluids

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2018-07-06 v1

Abstract

This is a review of spin-dependent (polarization) properties of multicomponent exciton-polariton condensates in conditions when quasi-equilibrium mean-field Gross-Pitaevskii description can be applied. Mainly two-component (spin states ±1\pm1) polariton condensates are addressed, but some properties of four-component exciton condensates, having both the bright (spin ±1\pm1) and the dark (spin ±2\pm2) components, are discussed. Change of polarization state of the condensate and phase transitions in applied Zeeman field are described. The properties of fractional vortices are given, in particular, I present recent results on the warping of the field around half-vortices in the presence of longitudinal-transverse splitting of bare polariton bands, and discuss the geometrical features of warped half-vortices (in the framework of the lemon, monstar, and star classification).

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@article{arxiv.1209.6538,
  title  = {Mean-field description of multicomponent exciton-polariton superfluids},
  author = {Y. G. Rubo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.6538},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

21 pages, 3 figures. Chapter submitted to the book "Quantum fluids: hot topics and new trends", Springer Solid State Physics series, edited by A. Bramati and M. Modugno