School of Physics

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  • Overcoming temperature limits in the optical cooling of solids using light-dressed states,
    Conor N. Murphy, Luísa Toledo Tude, Paul R. Eastham,
    Preprint arXiv:2209.14693.
  • Laser cooling beyond rate equations: approaches from quantum thermodynamics,
    Conor N. Murphy, Luísa Toledo Tude, Paul R. Eastham,
    Appl. Sci. 12, 1620 (2022). (journal, open access) (preprint) (code and data).
  • Synchronization in disordered oscillator lattices: nonequilibrium phase transition for driven-dissipative bosons,
    John P. Moroney, Paul R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. Research 3, 043029 (2021). (journal, open access ) (preprint).
  • Quantum heat statistics with time-evolving matrix product operators,
    Maria Popovic, Mark T. Mitchison, Aidan Strathearn, Brendon W. Lovett, John Goold, Paul R. Eastham,
    PRX Quantum 2, 020338 (2021). (journal, open access ) (preprint) (code).
  • Efficient exploration of Hamiltonian parameter space for optimal control of non-Markovian open quantum systems,
    Gerald E. Fux, Eoin P. Butler, Paul R. Eastham, Brendon W. Lovett, Jonathan Keeling,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 200401 (2021). (journal) (preprint) (pdf © 2021 APS) (code).
  • Quantum control of solid-state qubits for thermodynamic applications,
    Paul R. Eastham and Conor Murphy,
    Proc. SPIE 11702, Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications III, 117020I (5 March 2021). (journal) (preprint)
  • Weyl points and exceptional rings with polaritons in bulk semiconductors,
    R. L. Mc Guinness and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. Research 2, 043268 (2020). (journal, open access) (preprint)

 

 

  • Quantum control of excitons for reversible heat transfer,
    C. N. Murphy and P. R. Eastham,
    Comms. Phys. 2, 120 (2019). (published version, open access) (pdf) (associated code)
  • Chern numbers for the index surfaces of photonic crystals: conical refraction as a basis for topological materials,
    R. L. Mc Guinness and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. A 98, 023826 (2018). (journal) (pdf © 2018 APS) (preprint)
  • Synchronization crossover of polariton condensates in weakly disordered lattices,
    H. Ohadi, Y. del Valle-Inclan Redondo, A. J. Ramsay, Z. Hatzopoulos, T. C. H. Liew, P. R. Eastham, P. G. Savvidis, J. J. Baumberg,
    Phys. Rev. B 97, 195109 (2018). (journal) (pdf © 2018 APS) (preprint)
  • Coherence protection in coupled quantum systems,
    H. M. Cammack, P. Kirton, T. M. Stace, P. R. Eastham, J. Keeling and B. W. Lovett,
    Phys. Rev. A 97, 022103 (2018). (journal) (pdf © 2018 APS) (preprint)
  • Localization and self-trapping in driven-dissipative polariton condensates,
    F. Bello and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. B 95, 245312 (2017). (journal) (pdf © 2017 APS) (preprint)
  • Disorder, synchronization and phase locking in non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensates,
    Paul R. Eastham and Bernd Rosenow, in
    "Universal Themes of Bose-Einstein Condensation", eds. Proukakis, Snoke, Littlewood (CUP 2017). (preprint)
  • Near-field relaxation of a quantum emitter to 2D semiconductors: surface dissipation and exciton polaritons,
    Vasilios D. Karanikolas, Cristian A. Marocico, Paul R. Eastham, A. Louise Bradley,
    Phys. Rev. B 94, 195418 (2016). (journal) (pdf © 2016 APS) (preprint)
  • Bath induced coherence and the secular approximation,
    P. R. Eastham, P. Kirton, H. M. Cammack, B. W. Lovett, J. Keeling,
    Phys. Rev. A 94, 012110 (2016). (journal) (pdf © 2016 APS) (preprint)
  • There are many ways to spin a photon: half-quantization of a total optical angular momentum,
    Kyle E. Ballantine, John F. Donegan and Paul R. Eastham
    Sci. Adv. 2, e1501748 (2016). (published version, open access)
  • Photonic nanojets in Fresnel zone scattering from non-spherical dielectric particles,
    David McCloskey, Kyle E. Ballantine, Paul R. Eastham, and John F. Donegan,
    Opt. Express. 20, 26326 (2015). (published version, open access)
  • Parametric relaxation in whispering gallery mode exciton-polariton condensates,
    C. P. Dietrich, R. Johne, T. Michalsky, C. Sturm, P. Eastham, H. Franke, M. Lange, M. Grundmann, and R. Schmidt-Grund,
    Phys. Rev. B 91, 041202(R) (2015). (pdf © 2015 APS) (journal)

 

 

  • Quantum theory of multimode polariton condensation,
    David Racine and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. B 90, 085308 (2014). (journal) (preprint)
  • Conical diffraction and the dispersion surface of hyperbolic metamaterials,
    K. E. Ballantine, J. F. Donegan and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. A 90, 013803 (2014). (journal) (preprint)
  • Conical diffraction intensity profiles generated using a top-hat input beam,
    R. T. Darcy, D. McCloskey, K. E. Ballantine, J. G. Lunney, P. R. Eastham and J. F. Donegan,
    Opt. Express 22, 11290 (2014). (published version, open access)
  • Hybrid plasmonic nanostructures with unconventional nonlinear optical properties,
    Y. Zhang, J. J. Wang, K. E. Ballantine, P. R. Eastham and W. J. Blau.
    Adv. Opt. Mater. 2, 331 (2014). (journal)
  • Superfluid stiffness of a driven dissipative condensate with disorder,
    Alexander Janot, Timo Hyart, Paul R. Eastham and Bernd Rosenow,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 111 230403 (2013). (journal) (preprint)
  • White light conical diffraction,
    R. T. Darcy, D. McCloskey, K. E. Ballantine, B. D. Jennings, J. G. Lunney, P. R. Eastham and J. F. Donegan,
    Opt. Express 21 20394 (2013). (published version, open access)
  • Lindblad theory of dynamical decoherence of quantum-dot excitons,
    P. R. Eastham, A. O. Spracklen and J. Keeling,
    Phys. Rev. B 87 195306 (2013). (journal) (preprint)
  • Build up of off-diagonal long-range order in microcavity exciton-polaritons across the parametric threshold,
    R. Spano, J. Cuadra, C. Lingg, D. Sanvitto, M. D. Martin, P. R. Eastham, M. van der Poel, J. M. Hvam and L. Vina,
    Opt. Express 21 10792 (2013). (published version, open access) (preprint)
  • Creation of entangled states in coupled quantum dots via adiabatic rapid passage,
    C. Creatore, R. T. Brierley, R. T. Phillips, P. B. Littlewood and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. B 86 155442 (2012). (journal) (preprint)
  • Adiabatic state preparation of interacting two-level systems,
    R. T. Brierley, C. Creatore, P. B. Littlewood and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 109 043002 (2012). (journal) (preprint)
  • Coherence properties of exciton polariton OPO condensates in one and two dimensions,
    R. Spano, J. Cuadra, G. Tosi, C. Antón, C. A. Lingg, D. Sanvitto, M. D. Martin, L. Viña, P. R. Eastham, M. van der Poel and J. M. Hvam,
    New J. Phys. 14 075018 (2012). (published version, open access)
  • Conical diffraction of a Gaussian beam with a two crystal cascade,
    C. F. Phelan, K. E. Ballantine, P. R. Eastham, J. F. Donegan and J. G. Lunney,
    Opt. Express 20 13201 (2012). (published version, open access)
  • Diamagnetism and flux creep in bilayer exciton superfluids,
    P. R. Eastham, N. R. Cooper and D. K. K. Lee,
    Phys. Rev. B 85 165320 (2012). (journal) (preprint)
  • Amplitude-mode dynamics of polariton condensates,
    R. T. Brierley, P. B. Littlewood and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 040401 (2011). (journal) (preprint)
  • Breakdown of counterflow superfluidity in a disordered quantum Hall bilayer,
    D. K. K. Lee, P. R. Eastham and N. R. Cooper,
    Adv. Condens. Matter Phys. 2011 792125 (2011). (journal) (preprint)
  • Population inversion in a single InGaAs quantum dot using the method of adiabatic rapid passage,
    Y. Wu, I. M. Piper, M. Ediger, P. Brereton, E. R. Schmigdall, P. R. Eastham, M. Hugues, M. Hopkinson and R. T. Phillips,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 067401 (2011). (journal) (preprint).
  • The creation and annihilation of optical vortices using cascade conical diffraction,
    D. P. O'Dwyer, C. F. Phelan, Y. P. Rakovich, P. R. Eastham, J. G. Lunney and J. F. Donegan,
    Opt. Express 19 2580 (2011). (published version, open access)
  • Robust Optical Inversion of the Excitonic Population of InGaAs Quantum Dots via Adiabatic Rapid Passage,
    P. Brereton, Y. Wu, I. M. Piper, M. Ediger, E. R. Schmidgall, R. T. Phillips, P. R. Eastham, M. Hugues, and M. Hopkinson,
    OSA Technical Digest (CD): Proc. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) (2011). (published version)
  • Critical supercurrents and self organization in quantum Hall bilayers,
    P. R. Eastham, N. R. Cooper and D. K. K. Lee,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 105 236805 (2010). (journal) (preprint)
  • Microcavity quantum-dot systems for non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensation,
    I. M. Piper, P. R. Eastham, M. Ediger, A. M. Wilson, Y. Wu, M. Hugues, M. Hopkinson and R. T. Phillips,
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 245 012059 (2010). (published version, open access) (preprint)
  • Finite momentum condensation in a pumped microcavity,
    R. T. Brierley and P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. B 82 035317 (2010). (preprint)
  • Generation of continuously tunable fractional optical orbital angular momentum using internal conical diffraction,
    D. P. O'Dwyer, C. F. Phelan, Y. P. Rakovich, P. R. Eastham, J. G. Lunney and J. F. Donegan,
    Opt. Express 18 16480 (2010). (published version, open access)
  • Population inversion in quantum dot ensembles via adiabatic rapid passage,
    E. R. Schmigdall, P. R. Eastham and R. T. Phillips,
    Phys. Rev. B 81, 195306 (2010).

 

 

 

  • Novel quantum condensates in excitonic matter,
    P. B. Littlewood, J. M. J. Keeling, B. D. Simons, P. R. Eastham, F. M. Marchetti and M. H. Szymanska,
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1162, 15-54 (2009).
  • Coherence properties of the microcavity polariton condensate,
    D. M. Whittaker and P. R. Eastham,
    EPL 87, 27002 (2009). (preprint)
  • Vortex states of a disordered quantum Hall bilayer,
    P. R. Eastham, N. R. Cooper and D. K. K. Lee,
    Phys. Rev. B 80, 045302 (2009). (preprint)
  • Quantum condensation from a tailored exciton population in a microcavity,
    P. R. Eastham and R. T. Phillips
    Phys. Rev. B 79, 165303 (2009). (preprint)
  • Intrinsic decoherence mechanisms in the microcavity polariton condensate,
    A. P. D. Love, D. N. Krizhanovskii, D. M. Whittaker, R. Bouchekioua, D. Sanvitto, S. Al Rizeiqi, R. Bradley, M. S. Skolnick, P. R. Eastham, R. André and Le Si Dang,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 067404 (2008).
  • Mode locking and mode competition in a nonequilibrium solid-state condensate,
    P. R. Eastham,
    Phys. Rev. B 78, 035319 (2008). (preprint)
  • Quantum corrections to the Ising interactions in LiY1-xHoxF4,
    A. Chin and P. R. Eastham, in
    "Quantum Magnetism" (Springer), eds. B. Barbara, Y. Imry, G. Sawatzky, P. C. E. Stamp, 57-66 (2008). (preprint)
  • The new physics of non-equilibrium condensates: insights from classical dynamics,
    P. R. Eastham,
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 295210 (2007). (preprint)
  • Mechanism for the failure of the Edwards hypothesis in the SK spin-glass,
    P. R. Eastham, R. A. Blythe, A. J. Bray and M. A. Moore,
    Phys. Rev. B 74, 020406R (2006). (preprint)
  • Finite-size fluctuations and photon statistics near the polariton condensation transition in a single-mode microcavity,
    P. R. Eastham and P. B. Littlewood,
    Phys. Rev. B 73, 085306 (2006). (preprint)
  • BCS-BEC crossover in a system of microcavity polaritons,
    Jonathan Keeling, P. R. Eastham, M. H. Szymanska and P. B. Littlewood,
    Phys. Rev. B 72, 115320 (2005). (preprint)
  • Condensation and lasing of microcavity polaritons: comparison between two models,
    F. M. Marchetti, M. H. Szymanska, P. R. Eastham, B. D. Simons and P. B. Littlewood,
    Solid State Communications 134, 111 (2005). (preprint)
  • Polariton condensation with localised excitons and propagating photons,
    J. Keeling, P. R. Eastham, M. H. Szymanska and P. B. Littlewood
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 226403 (2004). (preprint)
  • Models of coherent exciton condensation,
    P. B. Littlewood, P. R. Eastham, J. M. J. Keeling, F. M. Marchetti, B. D. Simons and M. H. Szymanska,
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, S3597 (2004). (preprint)
  • Phase-locking in quantum and classical oscillators: polariton condensates, lasers, and arrays of Josephson junctions,
    P. R. Eastham, M. H. Szymanska and P. B. Littlewood,
    Solid State Communications 127, 117 (2003). (preprint)
  • Steady states of a χ3 parametric oscillator with coupled polarisations,
    P. R. Eastham and D. M. Whittaker,
    Phys. Rev B 68, 075324 (2003). (preprint)
  • Some remarks on the ground state of the exciton and exciton-polariton system,
    P. B. Littlewood, G. J. Brown, P. R. Eastham and M. H. Szymanska,
    Physica Status Solidi (b) 234, 36 (2002).
  • Stimulated spin dynamics of polaritons in semiconductor microcavities,
    P. G. Lagoudakis, P. G. Savvidis, J. J. Baumberg, D. M. Whittaker, P. R. Eastham, M. S. Skolnick and J. S. Roberts,
    Phys. Rev. B 65, 161310 (2002).
  • Bose condensation of cavity polaritons beyond the linear regime: the thermal equilibrium of a model microcavity,
    P. R. Eastham and P. B. Littlewood,
    Phys. Rev. B 64, 235101 (2001). (preprint)
  • Bose condensation in a model microcavity,
    P. R. Eastham and P. B. Littlewood,
    Solid State Communications 116, 357 (2000). (preprint)
  • Exciton condensation,
    P. B. Littlewood and P. R. Eastham, in
    "Optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures", eds. Sadowski, Potemski, Grynberg (Kluwer, 2000).

 

  • John Moroney, Disorder and synchronization in non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensates (2022). (pdf)
  • Conor Murphy. Quantum control of thermodynamic processes in semiconductors (2022).(pdf)
  • Robert Mc Guinness. Topological photonics with anisotropic materials (2020). (pdf)
  • Kyle Ballantine. Photons in restricted topologies (2016). (pdf)
  • David Racine. Quantum theory of multimode exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensation (2014). (pdf)
  • Paul Eastham. Bose condensation in a model microcavity (2001). (pdf)
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