Topological edge states of Kekule-type photonic crystals induced by a synchronized rotation of unit cells

作者:Zhou, Rui; Lin, Hai*; Liu, Y.*; Shi, Xintong; Tang, Rongxin; Wu, Yanjie; Yu, Zihao
来源:Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 2021, 104(3): L031502.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.104.L031502

摘要

Generating and manipulating Dirac points in artificial atomic crystals has received attention, especially in photonic systems due to their ease of implementation. In this Letter, we propose a two-dimensional photonic crystal made of a Kekule lattice of pure dielectrics, where the internal rotation of cylindrical pillars induces optical Dirac-degeneracy breaking. Our calculated dispersion reveals that the synchronized rotation reverses bands and switches parity as well so as to induce a topological phase transition. Our simulation demonstrates that such topologically protected edge states can achieve robust transmission in defect waveguides under deformation, and therefore provides a pragmatically tunable scheme to achieve reconfigurable topological phases.

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    南昌大学; y