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Quadrupole topological insulator is a symmetry-protected higher-order topological phase with intriguing topology of Wannier bands, which, however, has not yet been realized in plasmonic metamaterials. Here, we propose a lattice of…

Optics · Physics 2020-01-29 Ying Chen , Zhi-Kang Lin , Huanyang Chen , Jian-Hua Jiang

With the emergence of new photonic and plasmonic materials with optimized properties as well as advanced nanofabrication techniques, nanophotonic devices are now capable of providing solutions to global challenges in energy conversion,…

Since the discovery of topological insulators, many topological phases have been predicted and realized in a range of different systems, providing both fascinating physics and exciting opportunities for devices. And although new materials…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-07-15 N. Goldman , J. C. Budich , P. Zoller

Light modulation is an essential operation in photonics and optoelectronics. With existing and emerging technologies increasingly demanding compact, efficient, fast and broadband optical modulators, high-performance light modulation…

Optics · Physics 2016-05-04 Zhipei Sun , Amos Martinez , Feng Wang

Strong light-matter interactions enabled by surface plasmons have given rise to a wide range of photonic, optoelectronic and chemical functionalities. In recent years, the interest in this research area has focused on the quantum regime,…

Topological insulators are a novel class of quantum materials in which time-reversal symmetry, relativistic (spin-orbit) effects and an inverted band structure result in electronic metallic states on the surfaces of bulk crystals. These…

The topic of photonic topological insulators and scattering-protected edge states bridges concepts from condensed matter physics and electromagnetics, and necessitates understanding the Berry potential and related concepts. These notes are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-14 George W. Hanson , S. Ali Hassani Gangaraj , Andrei Nemilentsau

Topological photonic systems represent a new class of optical materials supporting boundary modes with unique properties, not found in conventional photonics. While the early research on topological photonics has focused on edge and surface…

Topological photonic devices have attracted great attentions in terahertz (THz) and optical regimes due to their robust protected transport properties. However, it remains challenging in miniaturization of the devices to get superior…

Optics · Physics 2024-09-20 Xiang Zhou , Hui-Chang Li , Yun Shen

A new strategy to control the flow of surface plasmon polaritons at metallic surfaces is presented. It is based on the application of the concept of Transformation Optics to devise the optical parameters of the dielectric medium placed on…

Gapless Dirac surface states are protected at the interface of topological and normal band insulators. In a binary superlattice bearing such interfaces, we establish that valley-dependent dimerization of symmetry-unrelated Dirac surface…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-10-31 Xiao Li , Fan Zhang , Qian Niu , Ji Feng

As photonic technologies continue to grow in multidimensional aspects, integrated photonics holds a unique position and continuously presents enormous possibilities to research communities. Applications span across data centers,…

The abundance of semiconductors in our smartphones, computers, fiber optic junctions, cars, light sources, photovoltaic and thermoelectric cells results from the possibilities of controlling their properties through doping, lighting, and…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-02-24 Tomasz Dietl

Topological optical states exhibit unique immunity to defects and the ability to propagate without losses rendering them ideal for photonic applications.A powerful class of such states is based on time-reversal symmetry breaking of the…

Optics · Physics 2018-02-07 Deng Pan , Rui Yu , Hongxing Xu , F. Javier García de Abajo

Optoelectronic functionalities of photodection and light harnessing rely on the band-to-band excitation of semiconductors, thus the spectral response of the devices is dictated and limited by their bandgap. A novel approach, free from this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-06-12 F. Pelayo García de Arquer , Agustín Mihi , Gerasimos Konstantatos

We perform linear and non-linear photon absorption calculations in topological insulator ultra-thin films on a substrate. Due to the unique band structure of the coupled topological surface states, novel features are observed for suitable…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-11-18 Jing Wang , Hideo Mabuchi , Xiao-Liang Qi

Quadrupole topological insulator, which supports robust corner states, has been recently demonstrated in two-dimensional (2D) spatial lattices. Here, we design the first photonic quadrupole topological insulator in fully synthetic spaces…

Optics · Physics 2019-12-02 Weixuan Zhang , Xiangdong Zhang

Two-dimensional topological insulators (2DTI) have attracted increasing attention during the past few years. New 2DTI with increasing larger spin-orbit coupling (SOC) gaps have been predicted by theoretical calculations and some of them…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-17 Yanhui Hou , Teng Zhang , Jiatao Sun , Liwei Liu , Yugui Yao , Yeliang Wang

Second-order photonic topological insulators that host highly localized corner states resilient to defects, are opening new routes towards developing fascinating photonic devices. However, the existing works on second-order photonic…

Optics · Physics 2021-12-02 Yafeng Chen , Fei Meng , Zhihao Lan , Baohua Jia , Xiaodong Huang

Twistronics, the manipulation of Moir\'e superlattices via the twisting of two layers of two-dimensional (2D) materials to control diverse and nontrivial properties, has recently revolutionized the condensed matter and materials physics.…