Topologically protected photonic modes in composite quantum Hall/quantum spin Hall waveguides

Ma, Shukai; Xiao, Bo; Yu, Yang; Lai, Kueifu; Shvets, Gennady; Anlage, Steven M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.100.085118

Title: Topologically protected photonic modes in composite quantum Hall/quantum spin Hall waveguides

Journal Article · 08 August 2019 · Physical Review B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.085118 · OSTI ID:1558294

Ma, Shukai ^[1]; Xiao, Bo ^[1]; Yu, Yang ^[2]; Lai, Kueifu ^[2]; Shvets, Gennady ^[2]; Anlage, Steven M. ^[1]

Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Photonic topological systems, the electromagnetic analog of the topological materials in condensed matter physics, create many opportunities to create optical devices with novel properties. We introduce an experimental realization of the bi-anisotropic meta waveguide photonic system replicating both quantum Hall (QH) and quantum spin-Hall (QSH) topological insulating phases. With careful design, a composite QH-QSH photonic topological material is created and experimentally shown to support reflection-free edgemodes, a heterogeneous topological structure that is unprecedented in condensed matter physics. The effective spin degree of freedom of such topologically protected modes determines their unique pathways through these systems, free from backscattering and able to travel around sharp corners. As an instance of their novel properties, we experimentally demonstrate reflection-less photonic devices including a 2-port isolator, a unique 3-port topological device, and a full 4-port circulator based on composite QH and QSH structures.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018788; FA9550-15-1-0171; N000141512134; N000141912481; DMR-1120923; PHY-1415547

OSTI ID:: 1558294

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1550570

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 100, Issue 8; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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