Title :
Spin-induced spontaneous symmetry breaking of exciton-polariton patterns
Author :
Werner, Axel ; Egorov, O.A. ; Lederer, F.
Author_Institution :
Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich, Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
In this contribution we study the formation of 2D polariton patterns coherently driven by a linearly polarized pump beam. Special emphasis is placed on the spontaneous symmetry breaking between the two spin components.
Keywords :
excitons; microcavities; polaritons; 2D polariton patterns; exciton-polariton patterns; linearly polarized pump beam; spin-induced spontaneous symmetry breaking; Cavity resonators; Excitons; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801818
