Nonlinear dynamics of exciton-polariton condensates / Xuekai Ma ; [Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Stefan Schumacher, Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Torsten Meier]. Paderborn, 2017
Inhalt
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical model
- 2.1 Equations of motion of exciton-polaritons
- 2.2 The Gross-Pitaevskii equation
- 2.3 Chapter summary and concluding remarks
- 3 Phase defects of polariton condensates
- 3.1 Homogeneous excitation
- 3.1.1 Homogeneous solutions
- 3.1.2 Formation of spiraling waves
- 3.1.3 Collective dynamics of vortices
- 3.2 Periodic excitation
- 3.3 Chapter summary and concluding remarks
- 4 Vortices under ring-shaped pumps
- 4.1 Steady-state solutions
- 4.2 Vortex control by elliptical pumps
- 4.3 Vortex-vortex control
- 4.4 Chapter summary and concluding remarks
- 5 Dynamics of condensates in periodic potentials
- 5.1 Dynamics of condensates in weak-contrast lattices
- 5.2 Dynamics of condensates in tight-trapping lattices
- 5.3 Dynamics of polaritons in discrete lattices
- 5.4 Chapter summary and concluding remarks
- 6 Symbiotic solitons and vortices in binary condensates
- 6.1 The binary model and variational approximation
- 6.2 Symbiotic solitons
- 6.3 Symbiotic vortices
- 6.4 Hidden-vorticity modes
- 6.5 Chapter summary and concluding remarks
- 7 Conclusion and perspective
- Acknowledgements
- List of Publications
- Short Curriculum Vitae
- Declaration
- Bibliography