Observation of multiple vortex-antivortex pairs in perovskite based microcavity
Exciton-polaritons are bosonic quasiparticles arising from strong light–matter coupling, capable of undergoing room-temperature Bose–Einstein condensation (BEC). Their vortex textures, which carry orbital angular momentum, hold great promise for advancing quantum and topological photonics. Here, we fabricate a 7 μm-diameter CsPbBr3 perovskite disk microcavity to spatially confine exciton-polaritons. Under femtosecond optical excitation at ambient temperature, polariton BEC is achieved and four distinct vortex cores are directly resolved via real-space imaging. These vortices form two coupled vortex–antivortex pairs, constituting a stable vortex-quadrupole topological state. Interferometric characterization identifies alternating topological charges (−1,+1,−1,+1) arranged with fourfold symmetry inside the microdisk. This work establishes a facile room-temperature experimental platform for exploring polariton vortex dynamics and for implementing reconfigurable topological photonic devices.
Authors
- Chenxi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-4126)
- Liefeng Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4995-2355)
- Xiaokun Zhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3460-6399)
- Haitao Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-6047)
- Tingge Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4711-0365)
- Jiaxiang Mu
- Chunzi Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5970-6986)
- Alexey Kavokin
- Junhui Cao
- Haoyu Luo
- Xinmiao Yang
Institutions
- Tianjin University (CN)
- Westlake University (CN)
- Centre of Advanced Studies (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Physics Letters
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0349264
- Primary Topic
- Strong Light-Matter Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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