Chiral polariton transport enabled by optical spin Hall effect in perovskite waveguides

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Authors: Mateusz Kędziora, Andrzej Opala, Maciej Zaremba, Helgi Kjartan Sigurdsson, Barbara Piętka
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Abstract

Controlling the spin degree of freedom of light at the microscale is crucial for advancing photonic information processing. Spin-polarized light propagation, combined with strong optical nonlinearities, unlocks new functionalities in compact photonic circuits and active spin-optronic devices. Lead halide perovskite exciton-polaritons uniquely combine room-temperature operation, pronounced nonlinearities, and versatile microstructuring, making them a powerful platform for spin-based photonic technologies. Here, we demonstrate polarized edge emission from polariton condensates in perovskite single crystals predesigned into a microwire, forming natural, DBR-free cavity. Above threshold, we observe a distinct waveguiding optical spin Hall effect pattern in both real- and reciprocal-space emission, accompanied by pseudospin phase-locking arising from coherence between opposite edges. Beyond static polarization textures, we achieve spin-resolved polariton edge lasing with chirality exceeding 80% and spin-polarized signal propagation over tens of micrometers. These results establish CsPbBr3 waveguides as a promising easy-to-fabricate platform for on-chip spin-coded information transport and nonlinear spin-optoelectronics. Recent experiments have established perovskite exciton-polaritons (EPs) for nonlinear and spin-resolved photonic applications, yet approaches require sophisticated heterointegration or metasurfaces. Here, the authors demonstrate polarized EP condensate emission and optical spin-Hall effect at room temperature in CsPbBr3 crystals, without external Bragg mirrors

Fields of Study & Subjects

Strong Light-Matter Interactions Quantum optics and atomic interactions Mechanical and Optical Resonators

Publication details

Journal / source
Nature Communications
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
17
Issue
1
Publication date
29 July 2026
Language
EN