Pseudo-spin switches and Aharonov-Bohm effect for topological boundary modes.

ABSTRACT: Topological boundary modes in electronic and classical-wave systems exhibit fascinating properties. In photonics, topological nature of boundary modes can make them robust and endows them with an additional internal structure-pseudo-spins. Here, we introduce heterogeneous boundary modes, which are based on mixing two of the most widely used topological photonics platforms-the pseudo-spin-Hall-like and valley-Hall photonic topological insulators. We predict and confirm experimentally that transformation between the two, realized by altering the lattice geometry, enables a continuum of boundary states carrying both pseudo-spin and valley degrees of freedom (DoFs). When applied adiabatically, this leads to conversion between pseudo-spin and valley polarization. We show that such evolution giv

SUBMITTER: Kawaguchi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636708 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature