Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 12200(2024)

Spin-controlled topological phase transition in non-Euclidean space

Zhuochen Du1, Jinze Gao1, Qiuchen Yan1、*, Cuicui Lu2, Xiaoyong Hu1,3,4,5, and Qihuang Gong1,3,4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurements of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong 226010, China
  • 4Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 5Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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    Modulation of topological phase transition has been pursued by researchers in both condensed matter and optics research fields, and has been realized in Euclidean systems, such as topological photonic crystals, topological metamaterials, and coupled resonator arrays. However, the spin-controlled topological phase transition in non-Euclidean space has not yet been explored. Here, we propose a non-Euclidean configuration based on Mobius rings, and we demonstrate the spin-controlled transition between the topological edge state and the bulk state. The Mobius ring, which is designed to have an 8π period, has a square cross section at the twist beginning and the length/width evolves adiabatically along the loop, accompanied by conversion from transverse electric to transverse magnetic modes resulting from the spin-locked effect. The 8π period Mobius rings are used to construct Su–Schrieffer–Heeger configuration, and the configuration can support the topological edge states excited by circularly polarized light, and meanwhile a transition from the topological edge state to the bulk state can be realized by controlling circular polarization. In addition, the spin-controlled topological phase transition in non-Euclidean space is feasible for both Hermitian and non-Hermitian cases in 2D systems. This work provides a new degree of polarization to control topological photonic states based on the spin of Mobius rings and opens a way to tune the topological phase in non-Euclidean space.

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    Zhuochen Du, Jinze Gao, Qiuchen Yan, Cuicui Lu, Xiaoyong Hu, Qihuang Gong. Spin-controlled topological phase transition in non-Euclidean space[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2024, 17(1): 12200

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    Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Received: Jan. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 27, 2024

    Published Online: Aug. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Qiuchen Yan (qiuchenyan@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s12200-024-00110-w

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