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Photonic Floquet topological insulators

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  • Mikael C. Rechtsman

    (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Julia M. Zeuner

    (Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany)

  • Yonatan Plotnik

    (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Yaakov Lumer

    (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Daniel Podolsky

    (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Felix Dreisow

    (Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany)

  • Stefan Nolte

    (Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany)

  • Mordechai Segev

    (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Alexander Szameit

    (Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany)

Abstract

An experimental realization of a photonic topological insulator is reported that consists of helical waveguides arranged in a honeycomb lattice; the helicity provides a symmetry-breaking effect, leading to optical states that are topologically protected against scattering by disorder.

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  • Mikael C. Rechtsman & Julia M. Zeuner & Yonatan Plotnik & Yaakov Lumer & Daniel Podolsky & Felix Dreisow & Stefan Nolte & Mordechai Segev & Alexander Szameit, 2013. "Photonic Floquet topological insulators," Nature, Nature, vol. 496(7444), pages 196-200, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:496:y:2013:i:7444:d:10.1038_nature12066
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12066
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