Optically controlled polariton condensate molecules
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2021-04-07 v1
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 and bonding configurations, similar to those in quantum chemistry.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2010.14674,
title = {Optically controlled polariton condensate molecules},
author = {E. D. Cherotchenko and H. Sigurdsson and A. Askitopoulos and A. V. Nalitov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.14674},
year = {2021}
}