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Localized states emerging from singular and nonsingular flat bands in a frustrated fractal-like photonic lattice

We report on singular and nonsingular flat bands in a Sierpinski fractal-like photonic lattice. We demonstrate that the the lowest two bands, being isolated and degenerate due to geometrical frustration, are nonsingular and thus can be spanned by a complete set of compact localized states. We experi...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2021-11
Main Authors: Hanafi, Haissam, Menz, Philip, Denz, Cornelia
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Language:English
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Summary:We report on singular and nonsingular flat bands in a Sierpinski fractal-like photonic lattice. We demonstrate that the the lowest two bands, being isolated and degenerate due to geometrical frustration, are nonsingular and thus can be spanned by a complete set of compact localized states. We experimentally prove these states to propagate diffractionless in the photonic lattice. Our results reveal the interplay between geometrical frustration, degenerate flat bands and compact localized states in a single photonic lattice, and pave the way to photonic spin liquid ground states.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2111.03507