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Topological modes in one- and two-dimensional systems have been proposed for numerous applications utilizing their exotic electronic responses. The zero-energy, topologically protected end modes can be realized in the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger…
Optical lattices formed by interfering laser beams are widely used to trap and manipulate atoms for quantum simulation, metrology, and computation. To stabilize optical lattices in experiments, it is usually challenging to implement…
Motivated by recent experimental realizations of topological edge states in Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) chains, we theoretically study a ladder system whose legs are comprised of two such chains. We show that the ladder hosts a rich phase…
Rydberg-atom synthetic dimensions in the form of a lattice of n$^3S_1$ levels, $58\leq n \leq 63$, coupled through two-photon microwave excitation are used to examine dynamics within the single-particle Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH)…
Stable and phase-locked emission in an extended topological supermode of coupled laser arrays, based on concepts of non-Hermitian and topological photonics, is theoretically suggested. We consider a non-Hermitian Su-Schrieffer-Heeger chain…
It is generally believed that the 1+1D model for a single chiral fermion does not exist by itself alone on lattice. The obstruction to such a lattice realization is the failure to reproduce the quantum anomalies of a chiral fermion in…
If a full band gap closes and then reopens when we continuously deform a periodic system while keeping its symmetry, a topological phase transition usually occurs. A common model demonstrating such a topological phase transition in…
The spectral properties of a non-Hermitian quasi-1D lattice in two of the possible dimerization configurations are investigated. Specifically, it focuses on a non-Hermitian diamond chain that presents a zero-energy flat band. The flat band…
A new scheme for building two dimensional laser arrays that operate in the single supermode regime is proposed. This is done by introducing an optical coupling between the laser array and a lossy pseudo-isospectral chain of photonic…
This paper experimentally investigates topologically protected edge modes in a water wave channel through a direct geometric mapping to the one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model. By designing a periodic channel with alternating…
This study explores the excitation of transverse laser modes through spatial gain shaping, while focusing on the boundary between selective single-mode and multi-mode lasing. By deliberately reducing the similarity between intensity…
Surface lattice resonance (SLR) lasers, where gain is supplied by a thin film active material and the feedback comes from multiple scattering by plasmonic nanoparticles, have shown both low threshold lasing and tunability of the angular and…
Frenkel polaritons, hybrid light-matter quasiparticles, offer promises for the designing of new opto-electronic devices. However, their technological implementations are hindered by sensitivity to imperfections. Topology has raised as a way…
In the present work we revisit the issue of the self-trapping dynamical transition at a nonlinear impurity embedded in an otherwise linear lattice. For our Schr\"odinger chain example, we present rigorous arguments that establish necessary…
We show from ab initio laser theory that by choosing an appropriate spatial pump profile, many different spatial modes of a typical microlaser can be turned on at the same pump energy, substantially increasing the number, N, of simultaneous…
Topological metamaterials promise unprecedented wave control. Here, we theoretically and numerically investigate a one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) inspired stiffness dimer modified with a local resonator, which imparts a…
Non-linear effects and non-Hermitian phenomena unveil additional intricate facets in topological matter physics. They can naturally intertwine to enable advanced functionalities in topoelectrical circuits and photonic structures. Here, we…
We study the effect of periodic but commensurate hopping modulation on a Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) chain with an additional onsite staggered imaginary potential. Such dissipative, non-Hermitian (NH) extension amply modifies the features of…
We study the topological phase transition in a two-leg Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) ladder by redefining the unit-cell structure. For both identical hopping dimerization pattern (uniform) and alternate hopping dimerization pattern (staggered)…
We investigate theoretically the topological properties of dimerized quasi-one-dimensional (1D) lattice comprising of multi legs $(L)$ as well as multi sublattices $(R)$. The system has main and subsidiary exchange symmetries. In the basis…