Acta Physica Sinica, Volume. 68, Issue 22, 224206-1(2019)

Research progress of topological photonics

Hong-Fei Wang1, Bi-Ye Xie1, Peng Zhan1,2,3, Ming-Hui Lu1,3,4、*, and Yan-Feng Chen1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 2School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 4Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing 210093, China
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    Inspired by topological phases and phase transitions in condensed matter, a new research field based on topological band theory, topological photonics, has emerged. It breaks through the traditional idea of light regulation by optical superposition principle of real space and energy band theory of solids of reciprocal space, providing a novel mechanism of optical regulation and rich properties of transport and light manipulation. Such as transmission properties of against backscattering and rubout to defects and disorders, selective transports dependent on spin-orbit coupling, and high dimensional manipulation of light. This review paper classifies different topological photonic systems by dimensions, briefly introducing the topological model, the novel physical phenomena, and the corresponding physical picture, such as SSH models, photonic quantum Hall effects, photonic quantum spin Hall effects, photonic Floquet topological insulator, and photonic three-dimensional topological insulator; other advanced platforms such as higher-order, non-Hermitian, and nonlinear topological platforms are also involved; a summary and outlook about the current development, advantages, and challenges of this field are present in the end.

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    Hong-Fei Wang, Bi-Ye Xie, Peng Zhan, Ming-Hui Lu, Yan-Feng Chen. Research progress of topological photonics[J]. Acta Physica Sinica, 2019, 68(22): 224206-1

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 20, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 17, 2020

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    DOI:10.7498/aps.68.20191437

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