Fractional Quantum Hall States of Photons in an Array of Dissipative Coupled Cavities

R. O. Umucalılar and I. Carusotto
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 206809 – Published 18 May 2012
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Abstract

We report a theoretical study of the collective optical response of a two-dimensional array of nonlinear cavities in the impenetrable photon regime under a strong artificial magnetic field. Taking advantage of the nonequilibrium nature of the photon gas, we propose an experimentally viable all-optical scheme to generate and detect strongly correlated photon states which are optical analogs of the Laughlin states of fractional quantum Hall physics.

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  • Received 8 November 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.206809

© 2012 American Physical Society

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R. O. Umucalılar* and I. Carusotto

  • INO-CNR BEC Center and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, I-38123 Povo, Italy

  • *onur@science.unitn.it
  • carusott@science.unitn.it

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Vol. 108, Iss. 20 — 18 May 2012

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