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arxiv: 1311.3453 · v2 · pith:LMX4AFWOnew · submitted 2013-11-14 · ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas · cond-mat.mes-hall· cond-mat.other

Fractal energy spectrum of a polariton gas in a Fibonacci quasi-periodic potential

classification ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.other
keywords polaritoncavityenergyfibonaccifractalpotentialquasi-periodicspectrum
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We report on the study of a polariton gas confined in a quasi-periodic one dimensional cavity, described by a Fibonacci sequence. Imaging the polariton modes both in real and reciprocal space, we observe features characteristic of their fractal energy spectrum such as the opening of mini-gaps obeying the gap labeling theorem and log-periodic oscillations of the integrated density of states. These observations are accurately reproduced solving an effective 1D Schr\"{o}dinger equation, illustrating the potential of cavity polaritons as a quantum simulator in complex topological geometries.

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