Momentum-space non-Hermitian skin effect in an exciton-polariton system
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| author | Yow-Ming Hu Król, Mateusz Smirnova, Daria A. Smirnov, Lev A. Fabricante, Bianca Rae Winkler, Karol Kamp, Martin Schneider, Christian Höfling, Sven Liew, Timothy C. H. Truscott, Andrew G. Ostrovskaya, Elena A. Estrecho, Eliezer |
| author_facet | Yow-Ming Hu Król, Mateusz Smirnova, Daria A. Smirnov, Lev A. Fabricante, Bianca Rae Winkler, Karol Kamp, Martin Schneider, Christian Höfling, Sven Liew, Timothy C. H. Truscott, Andrew G. Ostrovskaya, Elena A. Estrecho, Eliezer |
| contents | Localization of a macroscopic number of eigenstates on a real-space boundary, known as the non-Hermitian skin effect, is one of the striking topological features emerging from non-Hermiticity. Realizing this effect typically requires periodic (lattice) systems with asymmetry of intersite coupling, which is not readily available in many physical platforms. Instead, it is meticulously engineered, e.g., in photonics, which results in complex structures requiring precise fabrication steps. Here, we propose a simpler mechanism: introducing an asymmetric, purely imaginary potential in a topologically trivial system induces momentum-space localization akin to the skin effect. We experimentally demonstrate this localization using exciton polaritons, hybrid light-matter quasi-particles in a simple engineered `round box' trap, pumped by a laser pump offset from the trap center. The effect disappears if the pump is concentric with the trap. The localization persists and becomes stronger at higher densities of polaritons, when a non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensate is formed and the system becomes nonlinear. Our approach offers a new route to realizing skin effects in continuous, non-periodic systems and exploring the interplay of non-Hermiticity, topology, and nonlinearity in macroscopic quantum states. |
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| spellingShingle | Momentum-space non-Hermitian skin effect in an exciton-polariton system Yow-Ming Hu Król, Mateusz Smirnova, Daria A. Smirnov, Lev A. Fabricante, Bianca Rae Winkler, Karol Kamp, Martin Schneider, Christian Höfling, Sven Liew, Timothy C. H. Truscott, Andrew G. Ostrovskaya, Elena A. Estrecho, Eliezer Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Localization of a macroscopic number of eigenstates on a real-space boundary, known as the non-Hermitian skin effect, is one of the striking topological features emerging from non-Hermiticity. Realizing this effect typically requires periodic (lattice) systems with asymmetry of intersite coupling, which is not readily available in many physical platforms. Instead, it is meticulously engineered, e.g., in photonics, which results in complex structures requiring precise fabrication steps. Here, we propose a simpler mechanism: introducing an asymmetric, purely imaginary potential in a topologically trivial system induces momentum-space localization akin to the skin effect. We experimentally demonstrate this localization using exciton polaritons, hybrid light-matter quasi-particles in a simple engineered `round box' trap, pumped by a laser pump offset from the trap center. The effect disappears if the pump is concentric with the trap. The localization persists and becomes stronger at higher densities of polaritons, when a non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensate is formed and the system becomes nonlinear. Our approach offers a new route to realizing skin effects in continuous, non-periodic systems and exploring the interplay of non-Hermiticity, topology, and nonlinearity in macroscopic quantum states. |
| title | Momentum-space non-Hermitian skin effect in an exciton-polariton system |
| topic | Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10146 |