Artificial Gauge Field for Photons in Coupled Cavity Arrays
Quantum Gases
2015-05-27 v3
Abstract
We propose and characterize solid-state photonic structures where light experiences an artificial gauge field. A suitable coupling of the propagation and polarization degrees of freedom introduces a geometrical phase for photons tunneling between adjacent sites of a coupled cavity array. We then discuss the feasibility of observing strong gauge field effects in the optical spectra of realistic systems, including the Hofstadter butterfly spectrum.
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@article{arxiv.1104.4071,
title = {Artificial Gauge Field for Photons in Coupled Cavity Arrays},
author = {R. O. Umucalilar and I. Carusotto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.4071},
year = {2015}
}