1203.0885 (H. Flayac et al.)

Separation and acceleration of analogues of magnetic monopoles in
semiconductor microcavities    [PDF]

H. Flayac, D. Solnyshkov, G. Malpuech

Half-integer topological defects in polariton condensates can be regarded as magnetic charges, with respect to built-in effective magnetic fields present in microcavities. We show how an integer topological defect can be separated into a pair of half-integer ones, paving the way towards flows of magnetic charges: spin currents or magnetricity. We discuss the corresponding experimental implementation within microwires (with half-solitons) and planar microcavities (with half-vortices).

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