Polariton lattices as binarized neuromorphic networks

We introduce a novel neuromorphic network architecture based on a lattice of exciton-polariton condensates, intricately interconnected and energized through non-resonant optical pumping. The network employs a binary framework, where each neuron, facilitated by the spatial coherence of pairwise coupled condensates, performs binary operations. This coherence, emerging from the ballistic propagation of polaritons, ensures efficient, network-wide communication. The binary neuron switching mechanism, driven by the nonlinear repulsion through the excitonic component of polaritons, offers computational efficiency and scalability advantages over continuous weight neural networks. Our network enables parallel processing, enhancing computational speed compared to sequential or pulse-coded binary systems. The system's performance was evaluated using the MNIST dataset for handwritten digit recognition, showcasing the potential to outperform existing polaritonic neuromorphic systems, as demonstrated by its impressive predicted classification accuracy of up to 97.5%

Photocurrents induced by stimulated absorption of light

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Interplay of Phonon and Exciton-Mediated Superconductivity in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor Structures

We predict a strong enhancement of the critical temperature in a conventional Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superconductor in the presence of a bosonic condensate of exciton-polaritons. The effect depends strongly on the ratio of the cutoff frequencies for phonon and exciton-polariton mediated BCS superconductivity, respectively. We also discuss a possible design of hybrid semiconductor-superconductor structures suitable for the experimental observation of such an effect.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. Let

Symmetry breaking and superfluid currents in a split-ring spinor polariton condensate

Bosonic condensates of spin-less non-interacting particles confined on a ring cannot propagate circular periodic currents once rotation symmetry of the system is broken. However a persistent current may appear due to inter-particle interactions exceeding some critical strength. In this up-critical regime breaking of the symmetry between the clockwise and anticlockwise rotations takes place. We consider this symmetry-breaking scenario in the case of a spinor condensate of exciton polaritons trapped on a ring split by a potential barrier. Due to the intrinsic symmetry of the effective spin-orbit interaction which stems from the linear splitting between transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic microcavity modes, the potential barrier blocks the circulating current and imposes linear polarization patterns. On the other hand, circularly polarized polaritons form circular currents propagating in opposite directions with equal absolute values of angular momentum. In the presence of inter-particle interactions, the symmetry of clockwise and anticlockwise currents can be broken spontaneously. We describe several symmetry-breaking scenarios which imply either restoration of the global condensate rotation or the onset of the circular polarization in the symmetry-broken state.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure