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Quantum printing and induced vorticity in superconductors II: Laguerre-Gaussian beam
Nordita SU; Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3126-3033
Nordita SU.
Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9544-0284
Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
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2025 (English)In: Physical Review Research, E-ISSN 2643-1564, Vol. 7, no 4, article id 043112Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The challenge of controlling the quantum states of matter via light has been at the forefront of modern research on driven quantum matter. We explore the imprinting effects of structured light on superconductors, demonstrating how the quantum numbers of light - specifically spin angular momentum, orbital angular momentum, and radial order - can be transferred to the superconducting (SC) order parameter and control vortex dynamics. Using Laguerre-Gaussian beams, we show that by tuning the quantum numbers and the amplitude of the electric field, it is possible to manipulate a variety of vortex dynamics, including breathing vortex pairs, braiding vortex pairs, vortex droplets, and swirling two-dimensional vortex rings. More complex structures of vortex clusters, such as vortex flake structures, and standing wave motions, also emerge under specific quantum numbers. These results demonstrate the ability to control SC vortex motion and phase structures through structured light, offering potential applications in quantum fluids and optical control of superconducting states. Our findings present a diagram that links light's quantum numbers to the resulting SC vortex dynamics, highlighting the capacity of light to transfer its symmetry onto superconducting condensates. We point out that this approach represents the extension of printing to quantum printing by light in a coherent state of electrons.

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American Physical Society (APS) , 2025. Vol. 7, no 4, article id 043112
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-373743DOI: 10.1103/dqv7-w2w4ISI: 001609700800005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105022480928OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-373743DiVA, id: diva2:2019624
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