Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect

We show that the spin domains, generated in the linear optical spin Hall effect by the analog of spinorbit interaction for exciton polaritons, are associated with the formation of a Skyrmion lattice. In the nonlinear regime, the spin anisotropy of the polariton-polariton interactions results in a...

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Main Authors:	Flayac, H., Solnyshkov, D. D., Shelykh, Ivan A., Malpuech, G.
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-965522023-02-28T19:40:29Z Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect Flayac, H. Solnyshkov, D. D. Shelykh, Ivan A. Malpuech, G. School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences DRNTU::Science::Physics::Optics and light We show that the spin domains, generated in the linear optical spin Hall effect by the analog of spinorbit interaction for exciton polaritons, are associated with the formation of a Skyrmion lattice. In the nonlinear regime, the spin anisotropy of the polariton-polariton interactions results in a spatial compression of the domains and in a transmutation of the Skyrmions into oblique half-solitons. This phase transition is associated with both the focusing of the spin currents and the emergence of a strongly anisotropic emission pattern. Published version 2013-05-08T04:32:24Z 2019-12-06T19:32:25Z 2013-05-08T04:32:24Z 2019-12-06T19:32:25Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Flayac, H., Solnyshkov, D. D., Shelykh, I. A., & Malpuech, G. (2013). Transmutation of Skyrmions to Half-Solitons Driven by the Nonlinear Optical Spin Hall Effect. Physical Review Letters, 110(1). https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96552 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9906 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.016404 en Physical review letters © 2013 American Physical Society. This paper was published in Physical Review Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Physical Society. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.016404. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. application/pdf
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spellingShingle	DRNTU::Science::Physics::Optics and light Flayac, H. Solnyshkov, D. D. Shelykh, Ivan A. Malpuech, G. Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
description	We show that the spin domains, generated in the linear optical spin Hall effect by the analog of spinorbit interaction for exciton polaritons, are associated with the formation of a Skyrmion lattice. In the nonlinear regime, the spin anisotropy of the polariton-polariton interactions results in a spatial compression of the domains and in a transmutation of the Skyrmions into oblique half-solitons. This phase transition is associated with both the focusing of the spin currents and the emergence of a strongly anisotropic emission pattern.
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author_facet	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Flayac, H. Solnyshkov, D. D. Shelykh, Ivan A. Malpuech, G.
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author	Flayac, H. Solnyshkov, D. D. Shelykh, Ivan A. Malpuech, G.
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title	Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
title_short	Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
title_full	Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
title_fullStr	Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
title_full_unstemmed	Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
title_sort	transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect
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Transmutation of skyrmions to half-solitons driven by the nonlinear optical spin hall effect

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