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Topological photonics

Authors :: Iacopo Carusotto
Tomoki Ozawa
Jonathan Simon
Ling Lu
David Schuster
Hannah M. Price
Mikael C. Rechtsman
Nathan Goldman
Alberto Amo
Oded Zilberberg
Mohammad Hafezi
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523 (PhLAM)
Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Lu, Ling
Joannopoulos, John D.
Soljacic, Marin
ANR-16-CE30-0021,QFL,Fluides Quantiques de Lumière(2016)
Source :: Reviews of Modern Physics, Reviews of Modern Physics, American Physical Society, 2019, 91 (1), ⟨10.1103/RevModPhys.91.015006⟩, arXiv, Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019, 91 (1), ⟨10.1103/RevModPhys.91.015006⟩, Reviews of modern physics, 91 (1
Abstract: The application of topology, the mathematics of conserved properties under continuous deformations, is creating a range of new opportunities throughout photonics. This field was inspired by the discovery of topological insulators, in which interfacial electrons transport without dissipation, even in the presence of impurities. Similarly, the use of carefully designed wavevector-space topologies allows the creation of interfaces that support new states of light with useful and interesting properties. In particular, this suggests unidirectional waveguides that allow light to flow around large imperfections without back-reflection. This Review explains the underlying principles and highlights how topological effects can be realized in photonic crystals, coupled resonators, metamaterials and quasicrystals.<br />United States. Army Research Office (Contract W911NF-07-D-0004)<br />National Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) (Award DMR-0819762)<br />United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science (Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center Grant DE-SC0001299)