Observation of photonic antichiral edge states

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2009.01021v1
• Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2020 07:38:13 GMT
• Title: Observation of photonic antichiral edge states
• Authors: Peiheng Zhou, Gui-Geng Liu, Yihao Yang, Yuan-Hang Hu, Sulin Ma, Haoran Xue, Qiang Wang, Longjiang Deng, and Baile Zhang
• Abstract summary: Chiral edge states are a hallmark feature of two-dimensional topological materials. Recent theories have predicted a counterintuitive picture, where the two edge states at the two parallel strip edges can propagate in the same direction. Here we report the experimental observation of antichiral edge states in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal.
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• Abstract: Chiral edge states are a hallmark feature of two-dimensional topological materials. Such states must propagate along the edges of the bulk either clockwise or counterclockwise, and thus produce oppositely propagating edge states along the two parallel edges of a strip sample. However, recent theories have predicted a counterintuitive picture, where the two edge states at the two parallel strip edges can propagate in the same direction; these anomalous topological edge states are named as antichiral edge states. Here we report the experimental observation of antichiral edge states in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal. The crystal consists of gyromagnetic cylinders in a honeycomb lattice, with the two triangular sublattices magnetically biased in opposite directions. With microwave measurement, unique properties of antichiral edge states have been observed directly, which include the titled dispersion, the chiral-like robust propagation in samples with certain shapes, and the scattering into backward bulk states at certain terminations. These results extend and supplement the current understanding of chiral edge states.

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