Measurement of the Static Structure Factor in a Paraxial Fluid of Light Using Bragg-like Spectroscopy

Clara Piekarski, Wei Liu, Jeff Steinhauer, Elisabeth Giacobino, Alberto Bramati, Quentin Glorieux

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Abstract

We implement Bragg-like spectroscopy in a paraxial fluid of light by imprinting analogues of short Bragg pulses on the photon fluid using wavefront shaping with a spatial light modulator. We report a measurement of the static structure factor, S(k), and we find a quantitative agreement with the prediction of the Feynman relation revealing indirectly the presence of pair-correlated particles in the fluid. Finally, we improve the resolution over previous methods and obtain the dispersion relation including a linear phononic regime for weakly interacting photons and low sound velocity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number023401
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume127
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jul 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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