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Electrical Control of Polariton Josephson Junctions via Exciton Stark Effect
Hua Wang1, Hong-Yi Xie1, Kieran Mullen1
1Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, Center for Quantum Research and Technology The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0390, United States.
Abstract:
We propose harnessing the tools of modern nanofabrication to provide electrical control of exciton-polariton (EP) condensates. We develop the theory of a device based on the Josephson effect in which electric fields can be used to both switch between and monitor various dynamical modes. In particular, both the bias potential and the Josephson energy can be tuned electrically via the exciton component. We model the device by a Gross-Pitaevskii equation assuming that ideal EP condensates are established with well-balanced pumping and dissipation. We find that the EP condensates can be manipulated through degrees of freedom not easily accessible in other coherent quantum systems, and the dynamics of EP Josephson junctions are richer than that of the conventional superconducting junctions. The ability to control and monitor the condensate by both optical and electrical means allows new ways to study its physics not possible by either, alone.
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