Exploring Topological Effects in Thin-Film X-Ray Cavities

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10588v1
• Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:27:10 GMT
• Title: Exploring Topological Effects in Thin-Film X-Ray Cavities
• Authors: Hanns Zimmermann, Jonathan Sturm, Ion Cosma Fulga, Jeroen van den Brink, Adriana Pàlffy,
• Abstract summary: Quantum control of single x-ray photons can be achieved using thin-film nanostructure cavities with embedded layers of resonant nuclei.<n>We show that the presence of topological edge states can be identified in the reflectivity spectra of the thin-film cavities.
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• Abstract: Quantum control of single x-ray photons can be achieved using thin-film nanostructure cavities with embedded layers of resonant nuclei. Here, we design and theoretically investigate tailored cavity structures that implement a non-Hermitian version of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger one-dimensional topological model. By tuning the geometry of the structure, different topological phases can be realized. We show that the presence of topological edge states can be identified in the reflectivity spectra of the thin-film cavities. Our findings pave the way for exploiting topological phases in x-ray quantum control.

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