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Hyperbolic Metamaterials with Bragg Polaritons.

Evgeny S Sedov^1,2, I V Iorsh², S M Arakelian¹

¹Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Vladimir State University named after A. G. and N. G. Stoletovs, Gorky street 87, 600000 Vladimir, Russia.

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|July 22, 2015

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We propose a novel quantum metamaterial design for creating exciton-polariton X waves. This research predicts unique localized structures called oscillons, with potential applications in quantum technologies.

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Area of Science:

Condensed matter physics
Quantum optics
Materials science

Background:

Quantum hyperbolic metamaterials offer unique optical properties.
Exciton-polariton systems exhibit strong light-matter interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel mechanism for designing quantum hyperbolic metamaterials.
To investigate the formation of exciton-polariton X waves and localized structures.

Main Methods:

Utilizing semiconductor Bragg mirrors with periodically arranged quantum wells.
Analyzing hyperbolic dispersion of exciton-polariton modes.
Investigating exciton-light coupling for resonant nonlinearity.

Main Results:

Realization of hyperbolic dispersion and exciton-polariton X waves.
Prediction of spatially localized oscillatory structures (oscillons).
Oscillons described by kink-shaped solutions of the Ginzburg-Landau-Higgs equation.

Conclusions:

The proposed metamaterial design enables novel quantum phenomena.
Oscillons show analogies with gravitational theory.
Potential for exciton-polariton Higgs fields in Schrödinger cat state generation.