Variational Solution of Steady-Structure in Exciton-Polariton Condensates with a Modified Lagrangian Approach

Abstract:

Exciton-polariton condensate is a new kind of system exhibiting spontaneous coherence, which is a new quantum dissipation system. Numerical simulation and analytical methods can be used to study the static and dynamical properties of exciton-polariton condensate. In this paper, A modified Lagrangian method is developed for exciton-polariton system to find the steady-state structure and regimes among the parameters of the system, and two new forms of trial wave function are proposed. The modified Lagrangian method is successfully applied to the exciton-polariton system described by the open-dissipative Gross-Pitaevskii equation for the first time. Furthermore, static version of the modified Lagrangian method provides stationary shape of the steady-state structure, while the time-dependent version can be used to study small amplitude oscillations around stationary states. On the one hand, comparison of the profiles for steady-state structure, predicted by the modified Lagrangian and those found from numerical solution of the open-dissipative Gross-Pitaevskii(dGP) equation shows good agreement, thereby proving the accuracy of the trial wave function and validating the proposed approach. Particularly, this new method promotes the deeper cognition and understanding for the dissipative exciton-polariton system and is helpful to explore the mechanism of the gain and dissipation effect on the steady-state structure of the system.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 787)
• Pages: 113-122
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.787.113
• Online since: November 2018
• Authors: Jian Wei Zhang, Hai Jun Chen, Sheng Jun Wang, Yuan Ren*
• Keywords: Dissipative, Exciton-Polariton Condensate, Lagrangian Method, Steady-State Structure, Trial Wave Function

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