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Vortex stream generation and enhanced propagation in a polariton superfluid

Quantum Gases 2020-04-22 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

In this work, we implement a new experimental configuration which exploits the specific properties of the optical bistability exhibited by the polariton system and we demonstrate the generation of a superfluid turbulent flow in the wake of a potential barrier. The propagation and direction of the turbulent flow are sustained by a support beam on distances an order of magnitude longer than previously reported. This novel technique is a powerful tool for the controlled generation and propagation of quantum turbulences and paves the way to the study of the hydrodynamic of quantum turbulence in driven-dissipative 2D polariton systems.

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@article{arxiv.2001.04434,
  title  = {Vortex stream generation and enhanced propagation in a polariton superfluid},
  author = {Giovanni Lerario and Anne Maître and Rajiv Boddeda and Quentin Glorieux and Elisabeth Giacobino and Simon Pigeon and Alberto Bramati},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.04434},
  year   = {2020}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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