Exciton-polariton gap solitons in two-dimensional lattices
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We report on the two-dimensional gap-soliton nature of exciton-polariton macroscopic coherent phases (PMCP) in a square lattice with a tunable amplitude. The resonantly excited PMCP forms close to the negative mass M point of the lattice band structure with energy within the lattice band gap and its wave function localized within a few lattice periods. The PMCPs are well described as gap solitons resulting from the interplay between repulsive polariton-polariton interactions and effective attractive forces due to the negative mass. The solitonic nature accounts for the reduction of the PMCP coherence length and optical excitation threshold with increasing lattice amplitude. © 2013 American Physical Society.
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Attractive force; Coherence lengths; Excitation threshold; Exciton-polariton; Gap soliton; Lattice periods; Square lattices; Two-dimensional lattices; Excitons; Phonons; Photons; Quantum theory; Two dimensional; Solitons
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