Fig. 5: Vortices in experiment and numerical simulation.
From: Realization of all-optical vortex switching in exciton-polariton condensates
a Real-space representation of normalized measured condensate photoluminescence as observed in Fig. 3 before application of the control pulse at negative times. b Normalized ring-shaped optical excitation intensity profile used in experiment. c–f Computed normalized condensate density and corresponding phase profiles in vortex states before (c, d) and after (e, f) switching including sample disorder.
