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Topological Creation and Destruction of Edge States in Photonic Graphene

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Rechtsman, Mikael C., Plotnik, Yonatan, Zeuner, Julia M., Song, Daohong, Chen, Zhigang, Szameit, Alexander, Segev, Mordechai·2013·Physical Review Letters

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We experimentally demonstrate a topological transition of classical light in "photonic graphene": an array of waveguides arranged in the honeycomb geometry. As the system is uniaxially strained (compressed), the two unique Dirac points (present in the spectrum of conventional graphene) merge and annihilate each other, and a band gap forms. As a result, edge states are created on the zigzag edge and destroyed on the bearded edge. These results are applicable for any 2D honeycomb-type structure, from carbon-based graphene to photonic lattices and crystals.

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  • Recently, varieties of artificial systems have enabled the imitation and exploration of graphene and Dirac cones using the honeycomb structure with controllable parameters and observables beyond traditional graphene itself.

    “Recently, varieties of artificial systems have enabled the imitation and exploration of graphene and Dirac cones using the honeycomb structure with controllable parameters and observables [10-25] beyond traditional graphene itself where those are not easily accessible.”

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Authors
Rechtsman, M. C., Plotnik, Y., Zeuner, J. M., Song, D., Chen, Z., Szameit, A., & Segev, M.
Affiliations
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
  • Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
  • Nankai University (CN)
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
2013-09-05
Volume
111
Issue
10
Pages
103901-103901
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
OpenAlex
W2092576770
Cited by
302
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Nonlinear Photonic Systems
Keywords
photonic graphene, topological edge states, Dirac point, uniaxial strain, honeycomb lattice, waveguide arrays, band gap, zigzag edge, topological phase transition, photonic crystals, classical light

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