@inproceedings{081d5d53d3b14ff38e0f7aadf51dd79f,
title = "Formation and control of transverse patterns in a quantum fluid of microcavity polaritons",
abstract = "Transverse patterns in polariton fluids were recently studied as promising candidates for all-optical low-intensity switching. Here, we demonstrate these patterns in a specifically designed double-cavity system. We theoretically and experimentally analyse their formation and optical control. Our detailed theoretical analysis of the coupled nonlinear dynamics of the optical fields inside the double-cavity and the excitonic excitations inside the embedded semiconductor quantum wells is firmly based on a microscopic many-particle theory. Our calculations in the time domain enable us to study both the ultrafast transient dynamics of the patterns and their steady-state behavior under stationary excitation conditions. The patterns we report and analyze go beyond what can be observed and understood in a simple scalar quantum field. We find that polarization-selective excitation of the polaritons leads to a complex interplay between longitudinal-transverse splitting of the cavity modes and the spin-dependent interactions of the polaritons' excitonic component.",
keywords = "Microcavities, Nonlinear Optics, Pattern Formation, Polaritons",
author = "P. Lewandowski and V. Ardizzone and Tse, {Y. C.} and Kwong, {N. H.} and Luk, {M. H.} and A. L{\"u}cke and M. Abbarchi and J. Bloch and E. Baudin and E. Galopin and A. Lema{\^i}tre and Leung, {P. T.} and Ph Roussignol and R. Binder and J. Tignon and S. Schumacher",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1117/12.2037174",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819498977",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XVIII",
note = "Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XVIII ; Conference date: 02-02-2014 Through 05-02-2014",
}