Abstract
We propose a scheme to generate optical vortices through exciting exciton polariton vortices by a Gaussian beam in a pillar microcavity. With coupled Gross-Piteavskii equations we find that the structure of the exciton polariton vortices and antivortices shows a strong dependence on the microcavity radius, pump geometry, and nonlinear exciton-exciton interaction. Due to the nonlinear exciton-exciton interaction the strong Gaussian beam cannot excite more exciton polariton vortices or antivortices with respect to the weak one. The calculation demonstrates that the weak Gaussian beam can excite vortex-antivortex pairs, vortices with high total orbital angular momentum, and superposition states of vortex and antivortex with high total opposite orbital angular momentum. The pump geometry for the Gaussian beam to excite these vortex structures is analyzed in detail, which shows a potential application for generating optical vortex beams.
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