Artificial gauge fields and dimensions in a polariton hofstadter ladder

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Beitragende

  • Simon Widmann - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Jonas Bellmann - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Johannes Düreth - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Siddhartha Dam - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Christian G. Mayer - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Philipp Gagel - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Simon Betzold - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Monika Emmerling - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Subhaskar Mandal - , Nanyang Technological University, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) (Autor:in)
  • Rimi Banerjee - , Nanyang Technological University (Autor:in)
  • Timothy C.H. Liew - , Nanyang Technological University (Autor:in)
  • Ronny Thomale - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Sven Höfling - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Sebastian Klembt - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)

Abstract

Artificial gauge fields allow uncharged particles such as photons to mimic the behaviour of charged particles subjected to magnetic fields, providing a powerful platform to alter the effective dynamics and exploring topological physics. Topological exciton-polariton lasers have attracted considerable interest, but often require strong magnetic fields to realise propagating topological edge states. Here we experimentally realise the topological Hall effect in a micron-scale micropillar chain by using an artificial gauge field, exploiting the circular polarisation of polaritons as an artificial dimension. Careful rotational alignment of elliptical micropillars induces strictly polarisation-dependent edge-state propagation, demonstrating non-reciprocal transport of the polariton pseudospins. Our results demonstrate that the dimensionality limitation of topological interface states as well as requirements for strong external magnetic fields in coupled topological laser arrays can be overcome. Our results open new ways towards the implementation of topological polariton lattices and related optically active devices with additional artificial dimension.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer1586
FachzeitschriftNature communications
Jahrgang17
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 11 Feb. 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 41672978