Perfect elliptic dichroism: Probing the metric of anisotropic quantum Hall droplets

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.30052v1
• Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:44:24 GMT
• Title: Perfect elliptic dichroism: Probing the metric of anisotropic quantum Hall droplets
• Abstract summary: We introduce a framework for probing the geometric structure of quantum Hall droplets by engineering the geometry of a dichroic probe.<n>We identify the onset of "perfect elliptic dichroism", a regime in which the system responds exclusively to an elliptically polarized drive of a given chirality.<n>Our results illuminate the rich geometric structure of quantum Hall phases and offer concrete pathways for observing these effects in quantum-engineered platforms.
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• Abstract: Understanding the geometry of quantum Hall systems is a central challenge in modern condensed matter physics. We introduce a framework for probing the geometric structure of quantum Hall droplets by engineering the geometry of a dichroic probe and identifying the onset of "perfect elliptic dichroism", a regime in which the system responds exclusively to an elliptically polarized drive of a given chirality. This phenomenon provides a direct diagnostic of the droplet's intrinsic metric, and we show that it extends naturally to ideal Chern bands, where holomorphicity of the occupied states guarantees the vanishing of one chiral absorption rate with a quantized response for the other. In lattice realizations, such as the Harper-Hofstadter model, finite lattice-spacing corrections break the exact continuum metric description and give rise to a renormalized, emergent Landau-orbit metric; the probe ellipticity at which perfect dichroism is achieved then shifts accordingly, offering a direct spectroscopic window onto this lattice-induced geometric renormalization. Our results illuminate the rich geometric structure of quantum Hall phases and offer concrete pathways for observing these effects in quantum-engineered platforms.

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