Multiple polaritonic edge states in a Su-Schrieffer-Heeger chain strongly coupled to a multimode cavity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.06956v2
• Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:18:47 GMT
• Title: Multiple polaritonic edge states in a Su-Schrieffer-Heeger chain strongly coupled to a multimode cavity
• Authors: Thomas F. Allard and Guillaume Weick
• Abstract summary: Dipolar emitters strongly coupled to a multimode optical waveguide cavity are studied. In the strong-coupling regime, the cavity photons hybridize the bright dipolar bulk band into a polaritonic one. We find that bulk polaritons entering in resonance with the edge states inherit part of their localization properties.
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• Abstract: A dimerized chain of dipolar emitters strongly coupled to a multimode optical waveguide cavity is studied. By integrating out the photonic degrees of freedom of the cavity, the system is recast in a two-band model with an effective coupling, so that it mimics a variation of the paradigmatic Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, which features a nontrivial topological phase and hosts topological edge states. In the strong-coupling regime, the cavity photons hybridize the bright dipolar bulk band into a polaritonic one, renormalizing the eigenspectrum and strongly breaking chiral symmetry. This leads to a formal loss of the in-gap edge states present in the topological phase while they merge into the polaritonic bulk band. Interestingly, however, we find that bulk polaritons entering in resonance with the edge states inherit part of their localization properties, so that multiple polaritonic edge states are observed. Although these states are not fully localized on the edges, they present unusual properties. In particular, due to their delocalized bulk part, owing from their polaritonic nature, such edge states exhibit efficient edge-to-edge transport characteristics. Instead of being degenerate, they occupy a large portion of the spectrum, allowing one to probe them in a wide driving frequency range. Moreover, being reminiscent of symmetry-protected topological edge states, they feature a strong tolerance to positional disorder.

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