Title :
Persistent current of a microcavity polariton condensate in a ring geometry
Author :
Gangqiang Liu ; Snoke, David ; Daley, Andrew ; Pfeiffer, Loren ; West, Ken
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
We have created microcavity polaritons with a lifetime of about 200 ps, which allows them to condense in the ground state of a ring trap. Optical measurements show they have quantized vorticity.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; geometrical optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical variables measurement; optical vortices; persistent currents; polaritons; radiation pressure; GaAs; ground state; microcavity polariton condensate; optical measurements; persistent current; quantized vorticity; ring geometry; ring trap; time 200 ps; Educational institutions; Interference; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
