Topological Photonics with Bichromatic Photonic Crystals

Conference Paper (2018)
Author(s)

Filippo Alpeggiani (TU Delft - QN/Kuipers Lab)

Kobus Kuipers (TU Delft - QN/Quantum Nanoscience)

Research Group
QN/Kuipers Lab
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2018.FTu5E.4 Final published version
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Publication Year
2018
Language
English
Research Group
QN/Kuipers Lab
ISBN (electronic)
978-1-943580-46-0
Event
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (2018-09-16 - 2018-09-20), Washington D.C., United States
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Abstract

We investigate the spectrum of bichromatic photonic crystals, a novel class of nanostructures which represent a photonic analog of topological insulators. Nontrivial topology is illustrated by the formation of strongly localized, topologically protected boundary states.