Excitation of exciton-polariton vortices in pillar microcavities by a Gaussian beam
arXiv:1708.02053 · doi:10.1364/OE.26.022273
Abstract
With coupled Gross-Piteavskii equations we study excitation of exciton-polariton vortices and antivortices in a pillar microcavity by a Gaussian pump beam. The structure of vortices and antivortices shows a strong dependence on the microcavity radius, pump geometry, and nonlinear exciton-exciton interaction. Due to the nonlinear interaction the strong Gaussian beam cannot excite more polariton vortices or antivortices with respect to the weak one. The calculation demonstrates that the weak Gaussian beam can excite vortex-antivortex pairs, vortices with high angular momentum, and superposition states of vortex and antivortex with high opposite angular momentum. The pump geometry for the Gaussian beam to excite these vortex structures are analyzed in detail, which holds a potential application for Sagnac interferometry and generating the optical beams with high angular momentum.
arXiv comment9 pages, 5 figures
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