KRZYSZTOF SAWICKI

Reconfigurable photon localization by coherent drive and dissipation in photonic lattices... Here, we show that in lattices of lossy resonators, the addition of external optical drives with a controlled phase enlarges the possibilities of manipulating interference effects and allows for the design of novel types of localized modes. Using a honeycomb lattice of coupled micropillars resonantly driven with several laser spots at energies within its photonic bands, we demonstrate the localization of light in at-will geometries down to a single site... My research concerns the intersection of nonlinear photonics and condensed matter physics with the main focus on topics related to experimental studies of Bose-Einstein condensation of polaritons, polariton lasing from single and coupled microcavities and dynamics of exciton-polaritons, as well as spectroscopy of single magnetic dopants in self-assembled quantum dots. I work as a Research Fellow in the Hybrid Photonics Lab where I am..

Primary location: Southampton United Kingdom