Realization of a quadrupole topological insulator phase in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal

The field of topological photonics was initiated with the realization of a Chern insulator phase in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal (PhC) with broken time-reversal symmetry (T), hosting chiral edge states that are topologically protected propagating modes. Recent advances in higher-order band topolo...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-02
Main Authors: Zhou, Peiheng, Gui-Geng, Liu, Wang, Zihao, Yuan-Hang, Hu, Li, Shuwei, Xie, Qindong, Zhang, Yunpeng, Xiang Xi, Gao, Zhen, Deng, Longjiang, Zhang, Baile
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Language:English
Subjects:
Phase transitions
Photonic crystals
Propagation modes
Quadrupoles
Topological insulators
Topology
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Summary:The field of topological photonics was initiated with the realization of a Chern insulator phase in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal (PhC) with broken time-reversal symmetry (T), hosting chiral edge states that are topologically protected propagating modes. Recent advances in higher-order band topology have discovered another type of topological state, as manifested by those modes localized at the corners of a sample, which are known as corner states. Here we report the realization of a quadrupole higher-order topological insulator phase in a gyromagnetic PhC, induced by a topological phase transition from the previously demonstrated Chern insulator phase. The evolution of the boundary modes from propagating chiral edge states to localized corner states has been characterized by microwave measurements. We also demonstrate topological bound states in the continuum, when the gyromagnetic PhC is magnetically tuned. These results extend the quadrupole topological insulator phase into T-broken systems, and integrate topologically protected propagating and localized modes in the same platform.
ISSN:2331-8422