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Oscillations of the Degree of Circular Polarization in the Optical Spin Hall Effect

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The optical spin Hall effect appears when elastically scattered exciton polaritons couple to an effective magnetic field inside of quantum wells in semiconductor microcavities. Theory predicts an oscillation of the pseudospin of the exciton polaritons in time. Here, we present a detailed analysis of momentum space dynamics of the exciton polariton pseudospin. Compared to what is predicted by theory, we find a higher modulation of the temporal oscillations of the pseudospin. We attribute the higher modulation to additional components of the effective magnetic field which have been neglected in the foundational theory of the optical spin Hall effect. Adjusting the model by adding non-linear polariton-polariton interactions, we find a good agreement in between the experimental results and simulations.

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  1. Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

    D. Schmidt, B. Berger, M. Bayer & M. Aßmann

  2. Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    M. Bayer

  3. Technische Physik, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    C. Schneider & S. Höfling

  4. Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Vladimir State University named after A.G. and N.G. Stoletovs, Vladimir, Russia

    E. Sedov

  5. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, SO17 1NJ, Southampton, UK

    E. Sedov & A. Kavokin

  6. Spin Optics Laboratory, St. Petersburg State University, Peterhof, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. Kavokin

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Schmidt, D., Berger, B., Bayer, M. et al. Oscillations of the Degree of Circular Polarization in the Optical Spin Hall Effect. Phys. Solid State 60, 1606–1610 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783418080206

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