Resonant laser excitation and time-domain imaging of chiral topological polariton edge states

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2003.13484v4
• Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:31:36 GMT
• Title: Resonant laser excitation and time-domain imaging of chiral topological polariton edge states
• Authors: Damian Hofmann, Michael A. Sentef
• Abstract summary: We investigate the dynamics of chiral edge states in topological polariton systems under laser driving. We find that polaritonic states in a ribbon geometry are excited selectively via their resonance with the pump laser photon frequency.
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• Abstract: We investigate the dynamics of chiral edge states in topological polariton systems under laser driving. Using a model system comprised of topolgically trivial excitons and photons with a chiral coupling proposed by Karzig et al. [Phys. Rev. X 5, 031001 (2015)], we investigate the real-time dynamics of a lattice version of this model driven by a laser pulse. By analyzing the time- and momentum-resolved spectral function, measured by time- and angle-resolved photoluminescence in analogy with time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy in electronic systems, we find that polaritonic states in a ribbon geometry are selectively excited via their resonance with the pump laser photon frequency. This selective excitation mechanism is independent of the necessity of strong laser pumping and polariton condensation. Our work highlights the potential of time-resolved spectroscopy as a complementary tool to real-space imaging for the investigation of topological edge state engineering in devices.

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