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We report on the experimental realization of an all optical router for exciton-polaritons. This device is based on the design proposed by H. Flayac and I.G. Savenko [APL 103, 201105 (2013)], in which a zero-dimensional island is connected through tunnel barriers to two periodically modulated wires of different periods. Selective transmission of polaritons injected in the island, into either of the two wires, is achieved by tuning the energy of the island state across the band structure of the modulated wires. We show such polariton routing using an optical control beam which blueshifts the island quantum states thanks to polariton-exciton interactions. Operation of the device is demonstrated both under cw and pulsed operation.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figure

International audienceMicrocavity polaritons in the lasing regime undergo a spontaneous symmetry-breaking transition resulting in coherent emission with a well-defined polarization. The order parameter is thus a vector describing both the laser global phase and its polarization. Using an ultrafast single-shot detection technique, we show that polariton lasing in GaAs-based microcavities presents a high degree of second-order coherence [g(2)(τ=0)≈1] above threshold, and that the initial polarization is stochastic, taking any possible direction in the Poincaré sphere (linear, elliptical, or circular). Once the polarization direction is established, subsequent oscillations of the emission probability witness the presence of an intrinsic polarization splitting. These results show the intricate polarization dynamics in the onset of polariton lasers