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Chen S, Ke S, Zhao D, Ye J, Wang Y, Liu W, Huang K, Wang B, Lu P. On-Chip Photonic Localization in Aharonov-Bohm Cages Composed of Microring Lattices. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 38593087 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c05095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Flatband localization endowed with robustness holds great promise for disorder-immune light transport, particularly in the advancement of optical communication and signal processing. However, effectively harnessing these principles for practical applications in nanophotonic devices remains a significant challenge. Herein, we delve into the investigation of on-chip photonic localization in AB cages composed of indirectly coupled microring lattices. By strategically vertically shifting the auxiliary rings, we successfully introduce a magnetic flux of π into the microring lattice, thereby facilitating versatile control over the localization and delocalization of light. Remarkably, the compact edge modes of this structure exhibit intriguing topological properties, rendering them strongly robust against disorders, regardless of the size of the system. Our findings open up new avenues for exploring the interaction between flatbands and topological photonics on integrated platforms.
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- Shuyue Chen
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Optical Information and Pattern Recognition, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430025, China
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- Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Optical Information and Pattern Recognition, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430025, China
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Palumbo G. Topological phase transitions with zero indirect band gaps. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:26LT01. [PMID: 38572591 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad3872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Topological phase transitions in band models are usually associated to the gap closing between the highest valance band and the lowest conduction band, which can give rise to different types of nodal structures, such as Dirac/Weyl points, lines and surfaces. In this work, we show the existence of a different kind of topological phase transitions in one-dimensional systems, which are instead characterized by the presence of a robust zero indirect gap, which occurs when the top of the valence band coincides with the bottom of the conduction band in energy but not in momentum. More specifically, we consider an one-dimensional model on a trimer chain that is protected by both particle-hole and chiral-inversion symmetries. At the critical point, the system supports a Dirac-like point. After introducing a deforming parameter that breaks both inversion and chiral symmetries but preserves their combination, we observe the emergence of a zero indirect band gap, which results to be related to thepersymmetryof our Hamiltonian. Importantly, the zero indirect gap holds for a range of values of the deforming parameter. We finally discuss the implementation of the deforming parameter in our tight-binding model through time-periodic (Floquet) driving.
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- Giandomenico Palumbo
- School of Theoretical Physics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Yang J, Li Y, Yang Y, Xie X, Zhang Z, Yuan J, Cai H, Wang DW, Gao F. Realization of all-band-flat photonic lattices. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1484. [PMID: 38374147 PMCID: PMC10876559 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45580-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Flatbands play an important role in correlated quantum matter and have promising applications in photonic lattices. Synthetic magnetic fields and destructive interference in lattices are traditionally used to obtain flatbands. However, such methods can only obtain a few flatbands with most bands remaining dispersive. Here we realize all-band-flat photonic lattices of an arbitrary size by precisely controlling the coupling strengths between lattice sites to mimic those in Fock-state lattices. This allows us to go beyond the perturbative regime of strain engineering and group all eigenmodes in flatbands, which simultaneously achieves high band flatness and large usable bandwidth. We map out the distribution of each flatband in the lattices and selectively excite the eigenmodes with different chiralities. Our method paves a way in controlling band structure and topology of photonic lattices.
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- Jing Yang
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- International Joint Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- International Joint Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- International Joint Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- International Joint Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- International Joint Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- International Joint Innovation Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Haining, China.
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Zeng C, Shi YR, Mao YY, Wu FF, Xie YJ, Yuan T, Zhang W, Dai HN, Chen YA, Pan JW. Transition from Flat-Band Localization to Anderson Localization in a One-Dimensional Tasaki Lattice. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 132:063401. [PMID: 38394555 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.063401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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We report an extensive experimental investigation on the transition from flat-band localization (FBL) to Anderson localization (AL) in a one-dimensional synthetic lattice in the momentum dimension. By driving multiple Bragg processes between designated momentum states, an effective one-dimensional Tasaki lattice is implemented with highly tunable parameters, including nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor coupling coefficients and onsite energy potentials. With that, a flat-band localization phase is realized and demonstrated via the evolution dynamics of the particle population over different momentum states. The localization effect is undermined when a moderate disorder is introduced to the onsite potential and restored under a strong disorder. We find clear signatures of the FBL-AL transition in the density profile evolution, the inverse participation ratio, and the von Neumann entropy, where good agreement is obtained with theoretical predictions.
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- Chao Zeng
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
- Key Laboratory of Quantum State Construction and Manipulation (Ministry of Education), Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872,China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
- Key Laboratory of Quantum State Construction and Manipulation (Ministry of Education), Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872,China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
- Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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Kim TB, Song H, Huculak P, Van V. Broadband frequency generation by four-wave mixing in an all-bands-flat Floquet-Lieb topological insulator. OPTICS LETTERS 2024; 49:634-637. [PMID: 38300077 DOI: 10.1364/ol.515231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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All-bands-flat topological photonic insulators are photonic lattices with all dispersionless bulk bands separated by nontrivial bandgaps. A distinct feature of these systems is that the edge modes can be excited across the flatband frequencies without scattering into the localized bulk modes, thus allowing the edge mode spectrum to extend beyond the gap size. Here we exploit the wide edge mode spectrum of a Floquet-Lieb topological insulator with all flatbands to achieve broadband frequency generation by four-wave mixing on a topological silicon photonic platform. Our all-bands-flat Floquet insulator is based on a Lieb lattice of microring resonators with perfect couplings, which provides a wide frequency generation bandwidth spanning more than six microring's free spectral ranges. The all-bands-flat microring lattice can also serve as a robust topological platform for other broadband nonlinear processes such as stimulated Raman scattering, frequency comb generation, supercontinuum generation, and soliton propagation based on topologically protected edge modes.
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Lahiri S, Basu S. Second order topology in a band engineered Chern insulator. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1880. [PMID: 38253745 PMCID: PMC10810362 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52321-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Haldane model is a celebrated tight binding toy model of a Chern insulator in a 2D honeycomb lattice that exhibits quantized Hall conductance in the absence of an external magnetic field. In our work, we deform the bands of the Haldane model smoothly by varying one of its three nearest neighbour hopping amplitudes ([Formula: see text]), while keeping the other two (t) fixed. This breaks the [Formula: see text] symmetry of the Hamiltonian, while the [Formula: see text] symmetry is preserved. The symmetry breaking causes the Dirac cones to shift from the K and the K[Formula: see text] points in the Brillouin zone (BZ) to an intermediate M point. This is evident from the Berry curvature plots which show a similar shift in the corresponding values as a function of the deformation parameter, namely [Formula: see text]. We observe two different topological phases of which, one is a topological insulator (TI) and the other is a second order topological insulator (SOTI). The Chern number (C) remains perfectly quantized at a value of [Formula: see text] for the TI phase and it goes to zero in the SOTI phase. Furthermore, the evolution of the Wannier charge center (WCC) as the band is smoothly deformed shows a jump in the TI phase indicating the presence of conducting edge modes. We also study the SOTI phase and diagonalize the real space Hamiltonian on a rhombic supercell which shows the presence of in-gap zero energy corner modes. The polarization of the system, namely [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], are evaluated, along the x and the y directions, respectively. We see that both [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are quantized in the SOTI phase owing to the presence of the inversion symmetry of the system. Finally we establish the SOTI phase as an example of a topological phase with zero Berry curvature and provide an analogy with the two dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model.
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- Srijata Lahiri
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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Martinez JGC, Chiu CS, Smitham BM, Houck AA. Flat-band localization and interaction-induced delocalization of photons. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj7195. [PMID: 38100585 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Lattices with dispersionless, or flat, energy bands have attracted substantial interest in part due to the strong dependence of particle dynamics on interactions. Using superconducting circuits, we experimentally study the dynamics of one and two particles in a single plaquette of a lattice whose band structure consists entirely of flat bands. We first observe strictly localized dynamics of a single particle, the hallmark of all-bands-flat physics. Upon initializing two particles on the same site, we see an interaction-enabled delocalized walk across the plaquette. We further find localization in Fock space for two particles initialized on opposite sides of the plaquette. These results mark the first experimental observation of a quantum walk that becomes delocalized due to interactions and establishes a key building block in superconducting circuits for studying flat-band dynamics with strong interactions.
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- Jeronimo G C Martinez
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Oliver C, Mukherjee S, Rechstman MC, Carusotto I, Price HM. Artificial gauge fields in the t- z mapping for optical pulses: Spatiotemporal wave packet control and quantum Hall physics. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj0360. [PMID: 37862408 PMCID: PMC10588944 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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We extend the t-z mapping of time-dependent paraxial optics by engineering a synthetic magnetic vector potential, leading to a nontrivial band topology. We consider an inhomogeneous 1D array of coupled optical waveguides and show that the wave equation describing paraxial propagation of optical pulses can be recast as a Schrödinger equation, including a synthetic magnetic field whose strength can be controlled via the spatial gradient of the waveguide properties across the array. We use an experimentally motivated model of a laser-written array to demonstrate that this synthetic magnetic field can be engineered in realistic setups and can produce interesting physics such as cyclotron motion, a controllable Hall drift of the pulse in space or time, and propagation in chiral edge states. These results substantially extend the physics that can be explored within propagating geometries and pave the way for higher-dimensional topological physics and strongly correlated fluids of light.
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- Christopher Oliver
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Pitaevskii BEC Center, INO-CNR and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, I-38123 Trento, Italy
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Shahbazi S, Hosseini MV. Revival of superconductivity in a one-dimensional dimerized diamond lattice. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15725. [PMID: 37735206 PMCID: PMC10514082 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42940-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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We study an s-wave superconductivity in a one-dimensional dimerized diamond lattice in the presence of spin-orbit coupling and Zeeman field. The considered diamond lattice, comprising of three sublattices per unitcell and having flat band, has two dimerization patterns; the intra unitcell hoppings have the same (opposite) dimerization pattern as the corresponding inter unitcell hoppings, namely, neighboring (facing) dimerization. Using the mean-field theory, we calculate the superconducting order parameter self-consistently and examine the stability of the superconducting phase against the spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman splitting, dimerization, and temperature. We find that the spin-orbit coupling or Zeeman splitting individually has a detrimental effect on the superconductivity, mostly for the facing dimerization. But their mutual effect revives the superconductivity at charge neutrality point for the facing dimerization.
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- Sanaz Shahbazi
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791, Iran.
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Hu Y, Jia WZ, Yan CH. Single-photon switches, beam splitters, and circulators based on the photonic Aharonov-Bohm effect. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:11142-11155. [PMID: 37155756 DOI: 10.1364/oe.485839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Single-photon devices such as switches, beam splitters, and circulators are fundamental components to construct photonic integrated quantum networks. In this paper, two V-type three-level atoms coupled to a waveguide are proposed to simultaneously realize these functions as a multifunctional and reconfigurable single-photon device. When both the two atoms are driven by the external coherent fields, the difference in the phases of the coherent driving induces the photonic Aharonov-Bohm effect. Based on the photonic Aharonov-Bohm effect and setting the two-atom distance to match the constructive or destructive interference conditions among photons travelling along different paths, a single-photon switch is achieved since the incident single photon can be controlled from complete transmission to complete reflection by adjusting the amplitudes and phases of the driving fields. When properly changing the amplitudes and phases of the driving fields, the incident photons are split equally into multiple components as a beam splitter operated with different frequencies. Meanwhile, the single-photon circulator with reconfigurable circulation directions can also be obtained.
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Compact localized boundary states in a quasi-1D electronic diamond-necklace chain. QUANTUM FRONTIERS 2023; 2:1. [PMID: 36873056 PMCID: PMC9974525 DOI: 10.1007/s44214-023-00026-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Zero-energy modes localized at the ends of one-dimensional (1D) wires hold great potential as qubits for fault-tolerant quantum computing. However, all the candidates known to date exhibit a wave function that decays exponentially into the bulk and hybridizes with other nearby zero-modes, thus hampering their use for braiding operations. Here, we show that a quasi-1D diamond-necklace chain exhibits an unforeseen type of robust boundary state, namely compact localized zero-energy modes that do not decay into the bulk. We find that this state emerges due to the presence of a latent symmetry in the system. We experimentally realize the diamond-necklace chain in an electronic quantum simulator setup.
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Petiziol F, Eckardt A. Cavity-Based Reservoir Engineering for Floquet-Engineered Superconducting Circuits. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:233601. [PMID: 36563197 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.233601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Considering the example of superconducting circuits, we show how Floquet engineering can be combined with reservoir engineering for the controlled preparation of target states. Floquet engineering refers to the control of a quantum system by means of time-periodic forcing, typically in the high-frequency regime, so that the system is governed effectively by a time-independent Floquet Hamiltonian with novel interesting properties. Reservoir engineering, on the other hand, can be achieved in superconducting circuits by coupling a system of artificial atoms (or qubits) dispersively to pumped leaky cavities, so that the induced dissipation guides the system into a desired target state. It is not obvious that the two approaches can be combined, since reaching the dispersive regime, in which system and cavities exchange excitations only virtually, can be spoiled by driving-induced resonant transitions. However, working in the extended Floquet space and treating both system-cavity coupling as well as driving-induced excitation processes on the same footing perturbatively, we identify regimes, where reservoir engineering of targeted Floquet states is possible and accurately described by an effective time-independent master equation. We successfully benchmark our approach for the preparation of the ground state in a system of interacting bosons subjected to Floquet-engineered magnetic fields in different lattice geometries.
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- Francesco Petiziol
- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Hardenbergstraße 36, Berlin 10623, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Hardenbergstraße 36, Berlin 10623, Germany
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Li H, Dong Z, Longhi S, Liang Q, Xie D, Yan B. Aharonov-Bohm Caging and Inverse Anderson Transition in Ultracold Atoms. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:220403. [PMID: 36493428 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.220403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Aharonov-Bohm (AB) caging, a special flat-band localization mechanism, has spurred great interest in different areas of physics. AB caging can be harnessed to explore the rich and exotic physics of quantum transport in flatband systems, where geometric frustration, disorder, and correlations act in a synergetic and distinct way than that in ordinary dispersive band systems. In contrast to the ordinary Anderson localization, where disorder induces localization and prevents transport, in flat band systems disorder can induce mobility, a phenomenon dubbed inverse Anderson transition. Here, we report on the experimental realization of the AB cage using a synthetic lattice in the momentum space of ultracold atoms with tailored gauge fields, and demonstrate the geometric localization due to the flat band and the inverse Anderson transition when correlated binary disorder is added to the system. Our experimental platform in a many-body environment provides a fascinating quantum simulator where the interplay between engineered gauge fields, localization, and topological properties of flat band systems can be finely explored.
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- Hang Li
- Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- IFISC (UIB-CSIC), Instituto de Fisica Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Wang Y, Yang J, Dang Y, Wang H, Xin G, Qi X. Imaginary coupling induced Dirac points and group velocity control in the non-reciprocal Hermitian lattice. OPTICS LETTERS 2022; 47:5437-5440. [PMID: 36240383 DOI: 10.1364/ol.475254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We propose a mechanism to achieve the group velocity control of bifurcation light via an imaginary coupling effect in the non-reciprocal lattice. The physical model is composed of two-layer photonic lattices with non-reciprocal coupling in each unit cell, which can support a real energy spectrum with a pair of Dirac points due to the hermicity. Furthermore, we show that the systems experience topological phase transition at the Dirac points, allowing the existence of topological edge states on the left or right boundaries of respective lattice layers. By adjusting the imaginary coupling and the wave number, the group velocity of the light wave can be manipulated, and bifurcation light transmission can be achieved both at the Dirac points and the condition without the group velocity dispersion. Our work might guide the design of photonic directional couplers with group velocity control functions.
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Sheng C, Wang Y, Chang Y, Wang H, Lu Y, Yang Y, Zhu S, Jin X, Liu H. Bound vortex light in an emulated topological defect in photonic lattices. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:243. [PMID: 35915073 PMCID: PMC9343378 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00931-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Topology have prevailed in a variety of branches of physics. And topological defects in cosmology are speculated akin to dislocation or disclination in solids or liquid crystals. With the development of classical and quantum simulation, such speculative topological defects are well-emulated in a variety of condensed matter systems. Especially, the underlying theoretical foundations can be extensively applied to realize novel optical applications. Here, with the aid of transformation optics, we experimentally demonstrated bound vortex light on optical chips by simulating gauge fields of topological linear defects in cosmology through position-dependent coupling coefficients in a deformed photonic graphene. Furthermore, these types of photonic lattices inspired by topological linear defects can simultaneously generate and transport optical vortices, and even can control the orbital angular momentum of photons on integrated optical chips.
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- Chong Sheng
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China.
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Cáceres-Aravena G, Guzmán-Silva D, Salinas I, Vicencio RA. Controlled Transport Based on Multiorbital Aharonov-Bohm Photonic Caging. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:256602. [PMID: 35802455 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.256602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The induction of synthetic magnetic fields on lattice structures allows an effective control of their localization and transport properties. In this Letter, we generate effective π magnetic fluxes on a multiorbital diamond lattice, where first-order (S) and second-order (P) modes effectively interact. We implement a z-scan method on femtosecond-laser-written photonic lattices and experimentally observe Aharonov-Bohm caging for S and P modes, as a consequence of a band transformation and the emergence of a spectrum composed of three degenerated flat bands. As an application, we demonstrate a perfect control of the dynamics, where we translate an input excitation across the lattice in a completely linear and controlled way. Our model, based on a flat band spectrum, allows us to choose the direction of transport depending on the excitation site or input phase.
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- Gabriel Cáceres-Aravena
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Chile and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Chile and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Chile and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Chile and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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Li S, Yan XX, Gao JH, Hu Y. Circuit quantum electrodynamics simulator of the two-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model: higher-order topological phase transition induced by a continuously varying magnetic field. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:17054-17069. [PMID: 36221536 DOI: 10.1364/oe.452216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Higher-order topological insulator (HOTI) occupies an important position in topological band theory due to its exotic bulk-edge correspondence. Recently, it has been predicted that external magnetic field can induce novel topological phases in 2D HOTIs. However, up to now the theoretical description is still incomplete and the experimental realization is still lacking. Here we proposed a superconducting quantum circuit simulator of 2D Su-Schriffer-Heeger lattice, which is one of the most celebrated HOTI models, and investigate consequently the influence of the continuously varying magnetic field. By using the parametric conversion coupling method, we can establish in principle the time- and site-resolved tunable hopping constants in the proposed architecture, thus providing an ideal platform for investigating the higher-order topological phase transitions induced by continuously varying magnetic field. Our numerical calculation further shows that the higher-order topology of the lattice, which manifests itself through the existence of the zero energy corner modes, exhibit exotic and rich dependence on the imposed magnetic field and the inhomogeneous hopping strength. To probe the proposed magnetic-field-induced topological phase transition, we study the response of the lattice to the corner site pumping in the steady state limit, with results implying that the predicted topological phase boundaries can be unambiguously identified by the measurement of the corner sites and their few neighbors. Requiring only current level of technology, our scheme can be readily tested in experiment and may pave an alternative way towards the future investigation of HOTIs under various mechanisms including magnetic field, disorder, and strong correlation.
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Zhang W, Yuan H, Wang H, Di F, Sun N, Zheng X, Sun H, Zhang X. Observation of Bloch oscillations dominated by effective anyonic particle statistics. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2392. [PMID: 35501305 PMCID: PMC9061765 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29895-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bloch oscillations are exotic phenomena describing the periodic motion of a wave packet subjected to an external force in a lattice, where a system possessing single or multiple particles could exhibit distinct oscillation behaviors. In particular, it has been pointed out that quantum statistics could dramatically affect the Bloch oscillation even in the absence of particle interactions, where the oscillation frequency of two pseudofermions with an anyonic statistical angle of \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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Lin ZK, Wu Y, Jiang B, Liu Y, Wu SQ, Li F, Jiang JH. Topological Wannier cycles induced by sub-unit-cell artificial gauge flux in a sonic crystal. NATURE MATERIALS 2022; 21:430-437. [PMID: 35314775 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01200-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Gauge fields play a major role in understanding quantum effects. For example, gauge flux insertion into single unit cells is crucial towards detecting quantum phases and controlling quantum dynamics and classical waves. However, the potential of gauge fields in topological materials studies has not been fully exploited. Here, we experimentally demonstrate artificial gauge flux insertion into a single plaquette of a sonic crystal with a gauge phase ranging from 0 to 2π. We insert the gauge flux through a three-step process of dimensional extension, engineering a screw dislocation and dimensional reduction. Additionally, the single-plaquette gauge flux leads to cyclic spectral flows across multiple bandgaps that manifest as topological boundary states on the plaquette and emerge only when the flux-carrying plaquette encloses the Wannier centres. We termed this phenomenon as the topological Wannier cycle. This work paves the way towards sub-unit-cell gauge flux, enabling future studies on synthetic gauge fields and topological materials.
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- Zhi-Kang Lin
- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
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- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
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- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
- Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province and Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Xia S, Zhang Y, Li Z, Qin L, Yang C, Lu H, Zhang J, Zhao X, Zhu Z. Band evolution and Landau-Zener Bloch oscillations in strained photonic rhombic lattices. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:37503-37514. [PMID: 34808820 DOI: 10.1364/oe.441554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We investigate band evolution of chiral and non-chiral symmetric flatband photonic rhombic lattices by applying a strain along the diagonal direction, and thereby demonstrating Landau-Zener Bloch (LZB) oscillations in the presence of a refractive index gradient. The chiral and non-chiral symmetric rhombic lattices are obtained by adding a detuning to uniform lattices. For the chiral symmetric lattices, the middle flatband is perturbed due to the chiral symmetry breaking while a nearly flatband appears as the bottom band with the increase of strain-induced next-nearest-neighbor hopping. Consequently, LZB oscillations exhibit intriguing characteristics such as asymmetric energy transitions and almost complete suppression of the oscillations. Nevertheless, for the non-chiral symmetric lattices, flatband persists owing to the retained particle-hole symmetry and evolves into the bottom band. Remarkably, the band gap can be readily tuned, which allows controlling of the amplitude of Landau-Zener tunneling (LZT) rate and may lead to thorough LZT. Our analysis provides an alternative perspective on the generation of tunable flatband and may also bring insight to study the symmetry and topological characterization of the flatband.
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Jiao ZQ, Longhi S, Wang XW, Gao J, Zhou WH, Wang Y, Fu YX, Wang L, Ren RJ, Qiao LF, Jin XM. Experimentally Detecting Quantized Zak Phases without Chiral Symmetry in Photonic Lattices. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:147401. [PMID: 34652196 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.147401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Symmetries play a major role in identifying topological phases of matter and in establishing a direct connection between protected edge states and topological bulk invariants via the bulk-boundary correspondence. One-dimensional lattices are deemed to be protected by chiral symmetry, exhibiting quantized Zak phases and protected edge states, but not for all cases. Here, we experimentally realize an extended Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model with broken chiral symmetry by engineering one-dimensional zigzag photonic lattices, where the long-range hopping breaks chiral symmetry but ensures the existence of inversion symmetry. By the averaged mean displacement method, we detect topological invariants directly in the bulk through the continuous-time quantum walk of photons. Our results demonstrate that inversion symmetry protects the quantized Zak phase but edge states can disappear in the topological nontrivial phase, thus breaking the conventional bulk-boundary correspondence. Our photonic lattice provides a useful platform to study the interplay among topological phases, symmetries, and the bulk-boundary correspondence.
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- Zhi-Qiang Jiao
- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- IFISC (UIB-CSIC), Instituto de Fisica Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- TuringQ Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200240, China
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Guzmán-Silva D, Cáceres-Aravena G, Vicencio RA. Experimental Observation of Interorbital Coupling. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:066601. [PMID: 34420317 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.066601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Interorbital coupling refers to the possibility of exciting orbital states by otherwise orthogonal noninteracting modes, a forbidden process in photonic lattices due to intrinsic propagation constant detuning. In this Letter, using a femtosecond (fs) laser writing technique, we experimentally demonstrate that fundamental and excited orbital states can couple each other when located at different spatial positions. We perform a full characterization of an asymmetric double-well-like potential and implement a scan method to effectively map the dynamics along the propagation coordinate. Our fundamental observation also constitutes a direct solution for a spatial mode converter device, which could be located in any position inside a photonic glass chip. By taking advantage of the phase structure of higher-order photonic modes and the effective negative coupling generated, we propose a trimer configuration as a phase beam splitter, which could be of great relevance for multiplexing and interference-based photonic concatenated operations.
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- Diego Guzmán-Silva
- Departamento de Física and Millenium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, 8370448 Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Física and Millenium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, 8370448 Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Física and Millenium Institute for Research in Optics-MIRO, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, 8370448 Santiago, Chile
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Lu XT, Wang T, Li T, Zhou CH, Yin MJ, Wang YB, Zhang XF, Chang H. Doubly Modulated Optical Lattice Clock: Interference and Topology. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:033601. [PMID: 34328785 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.033601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The quantum system under periodical modulation is the simplest path to understand the quantum nonequilibrium system because it can be well described by the effective static Floquet Hamiltonian. Under the stroboscopic measurement, the initial phase is usually irrelevant. However, if two uncorrelated parameters are modulated, their relative phase cannot be gauged out so that the physics can be dramatically changed. Here, we simultaneously modulate the frequency of the lattice laser and the Rabi frequency in an optical lattice clock (OLC) system. Thanks to the ultrahigh precision and ultrastability of the OLC, the relative phase could be fine-tuned. As a smoking gun, we observed the interference between two Floquet channels. Finally, by experimentally detecting the eigenenergies, we demonstrate the relation between the effective Floquet Hamiltonian and the one-dimensional topological insulator with a high winding number. Our experiment not only provides a direction for detecting the phase effect but also paves a way in simulating the quantum topological phase in the OLC platform.
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- Xiao-Tong Lu
- Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Strongly Coupled Physics, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, and Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Strongly Coupled Physics, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China
- School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Longhi S. Inverse Anderson transition in photonic cages. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:2872-2875. [PMID: 34129562 DOI: 10.1364/ol.430196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Transport inhibition via Anderson localization is ubiquitous in disordered periodic lattices. However, in crystals displaying only flatbands, disorder can lift macroscopic band flattening, removing geometric localization and enabling transport in certain conditions. Such a striking phenomenon, dubbed inverse Anderson transition and predicted for three-dimensional flatband systems, has thus far not been directly observed. Here we suggest a simple quasi one-dimensional photonic flatband system, namely, an Aharonov-Bohm photonic cage, in which correlated binary disorder induces an inverse Anderson transition and ballistic transport.
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He Y, Mao R, Cai H, Zhang JX, Li Y, Yuan L, Zhu SY, Wang DW. Flat-Band Localization in Creutz Superradiance Lattices. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:103601. [PMID: 33784152 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.103601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Flat bands play an important role in diffraction-free photonics and attract fundamental interest in many-body physics. Here we report the engineering of flat-band localization of collective excited states of atoms in Creutz superradiance lattices with tunable synthetic gauge fields. Magnitudes and phases of the lattice hopping coefficients can be independently tuned to control the state components of the flat band and the Aharonov-Bohm phases. We can selectively excite the flat band and control the flat-band localization with the synthetic gauge field. Our study provides a room-temperature platform for flat bands of atoms and holds promising applications in exploring correlated topological materials.
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- Yanyan He
- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Physics, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Di Liberto M, Goldman N, Palumbo G. Non-Abelian Bloch oscillations in higher-order topological insulators. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5942. [PMID: 33230167 PMCID: PMC7684321 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19518-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Bloch oscillations (BOs) are a fundamental phenomenon by which a wave packet undergoes a periodic motion in a lattice when subjected to a force. Observed in a wide range of synthetic systems, BOs are intrinsically related to geometric and topological properties of the underlying band structure. This has established BOs as a prominent tool for the detection of Berry-phase effects, including those described by non-Abelian gauge fields. In this work, we unveil a unique topological effect that manifests in the BOs of higher-order topological insulators through the interplay of non-Abelian Berry curvature and quantized Wilson loops. It is characterized by an oscillating Hall drift synchronized with a topologically-protected inter-band beating and a multiplied Bloch period. We elucidate that the origin of this synchronization mechanism relies on the periodic quantum dynamics of Wannier centers. Our work paves the way to the experimental detection of non-Abelian topological properties through the measurement of Berry phases and center-of-mass displacements.
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- M Di Liberto
- Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 231, Campus Plaine, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium.
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- Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 231, Campus Plaine, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium
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- Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 231, Campus Plaine, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium
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Mukherjee A, Nandy A, Sil S, Chakrabarti A. Engineering topological phase transition and Aharonov-Bohm caging in a flux-staggered lattice. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 33:035502. [PMID: 32992300 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abbc9a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A tight binding network of diamond shaped unit cells trapping a staggered magnetic flux distribution is shown to exhibit a topological phase transition under a controlled variation of the flux trapped in a cell. A simple real space decimation technique maps a binary flux staggered network into an equivalent Su-Shrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model. In this way, dealing with a subspace of the full degrees of freedom, we show that a topological phase transition can be initiated by tuning the applied magnetic field that eventually simulates an engineering of the numerical values of the overlap integrals in the paradigmatic SSH model. Thus one can use an external agent, rather than monitoring the intrinsic property of a lattice to control the topological properties. This is advantageous from an experimental point of view. We also provide an in-depth description and analysis of the topologically protected edge states, and discuss how, by tuning the flux from outside one can enhance the spatial extent of the Aharonov-Bohm caging of single particle states for any arbitrary period of staggering. This feature can be useful for the study of transport of quantum information. Our results are exact.
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- Amrita Mukherjee
- Department of Physics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal-741 235, India
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- Department of Physics, Kulti College, Kulti, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal-713 343, India
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- Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal-731 235, India
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- Department of Physics, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 073, India
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Jörg C, Queraltó G, Kremer M, Pelegrí G, Schulz J, Szameit A, von Freymann G, Mompart J, Ahufinger V. Artificial gauge field switching using orbital angular momentum modes in optical waveguides. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2020; 9:150. [PMID: 32904419 PMCID: PMC7455748 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-020-00385-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The discovery of artificial gauge fields controlling the dynamics of uncharged particles that otherwise elude the influence of standard electromagnetic fields has revolutionised the field of quantum simulation. Hence, developing new techniques to induce these fields is essential to boost quantum simulation of photonic structures. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the generation of an artificial gauge field in a photonic lattice by modifying the topological charge of a light beam, overcoming the need to modify the geometry along the evolution or impose external fields. In particular, we show that an effective magnetic flux naturally appears when a light beam carrying orbital angular momentum is injected into a waveguide lattice with a diamond chain configuration. To demonstrate the existence of this flux, we measure an effect that derives solely from the presence of a magnetic flux, the Aharonov-Bohm caging effect, which is a localisation phenomenon of wavepackets due to destructive interference. Therefore, we prove the possibility of switching on and off artificial gauge fields just by changing the topological charge of the input state, paving the way to accessing different topological regimes in a single structure, which represents an important step forward for optical quantum simulation.
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- Christina Jörg
- Physics Department and Research Center OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Departament de Física, Universitat Auto’noma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Departament de Física, Universitat Auto’noma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
- Department of Physics and SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG UK
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- Physics Department and Research Center OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Physics Department and Research Center OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Departament de Física, Universitat Auto’noma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Física, Universitat Auto’noma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Non-Hermitian Floquet Phases with Even-Integer Topological Invariants in a Periodically Quenched Two-Leg Ladder. ENTROPY 2020; 22:e22070746. [PMID: 33286522 PMCID: PMC7517290 DOI: 10.3390/e22070746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Periodically driven non-Hermitian systems could possess exotic nonequilibrium phases with unique topological, dynamical, and transport properties. In this work, we introduce an experimentally realizable two-leg ladder model subjecting to both time-periodic quenches and non-Hermitian effects, which belongs to an extended CII symmetry class. Due to the interplay between drivings and nonreciprocity, rich non-Hermitian Floquet topological phases emerge in the system, with each of them characterized by a pair of even-integer topological invariants (w0,wπ)∈2Z×2Z. Under the open boundary condition, these invariants further predict the number of zero- and π-quasienergy modes localized around the edges of the system. We finally construct a generalized version of the mean chiral displacement, which could be employed as a dynamical probe to the topological invariants of non-Hermitian Floquet phases in the CII symmetry class. Our work thus introduces a new type of non-Hermitian Floquet topological matter, and further reveals the richness of topology and dynamics in driven open systems.
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A square-root topological insulator with non-quantized indices realized with photonic Aharonov-Bohm cages. Nat Commun 2020; 11:907. [PMID: 32060268 PMCID: PMC7021779 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14692-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Topological Insulators are a novel state of matter where spectral bands are characterized by quantized topological invariants. This unique quantized nonlocal property commonly manifests through exotic bulk phenomena and corresponding robust boundary effects. In our work we study a system where the spectral bands are associated with non-quantized indices, but nevertheless possess robust boundary states. We present a theoretical analysis, where we show that the square of the Hamiltonian exhibits quantized indices. The findings are experimentally demonstrated by using photonic Aharonov-Bohm cages.
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Kiefer P, Hakelberg F, Wittemer M, Bermúdez A, Porras D, Warring U, Schaetz T. Floquet-Engineered Vibrational Dynamics in a Two-Dimensional Array of Trapped Ions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:213605. [PMID: 31809155 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.213605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We demonstrate Floquet engineering in a basic yet scalable 2D architecture of individually trapped and controlled ions. Local parametric modulations of detuned trapping potentials steer the strength of long-range interion couplings and the related Peierls phase of the motional state. In our proof of principle, we initialize large coherent states and tune modulation parameters to control trajectories, directions, and interferences of the phonon flow. Our findings open a new pathway for future Floquet-based trapped-ion quantum simulators targeting correlated topological phenomena and dynamical gauge fields.
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- Philip Kiefer
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental IFF-CSIC, Calle Serrano 113b, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Zhang R, Zhang Y, Ma L, Zeng X, Li X, Zhan Z, Ren X, He C, Liu C, Cheng C. Nanoscale optical lattices of arbitrary orders manipulated by plasmonic metasurfaces combining geometrical and dynamic phases. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:14024-14031. [PMID: 31310266 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr03381e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Metasurfaces can be used to manipulate light at the subwavelength scale, and miniaturized photonic devices can be designed to generate subwavelength lattices, which are important for exploring phenomena in novel fields of physics such as topology. Analogous to multi-beam interference, plasmonic metasurfaces composed of nano-slit pairs on truncated spiral segments were designed and fabricated to realize lattice wave fields at a subwavelength resolution. The interference of the analogous beams was controlled by combining the geometric and dynamic phases, and lattices of different morphologies were realized by adjusting the orientation and position of the nano-slits simultaneously. The numerical and measured results showed good agreement, demonstrating the feasibility of the method and its ability to miniaturize lattice patterns. Owing to the compactness and flexible tunability, the nanoscale optical lattices generated using the metasurfaces are expected to find wide applications in integrated and on-chip optical systems.
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- Ruirui Zhang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Devices & Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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Porras D, Fernández-Lorenzo S. Topological Amplification in Photonic Lattices. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:143901. [PMID: 31050484 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.143901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We characterize topological phases in photonic lattices by unveiling a formal equivalence between the singular value decomposition of the non-Hermitian coupling matrix and the diagonalization of an effective Hamiltonian. Our theory reveals a relation between topological insulators and directional amplifiers. We exemplify our ideas with an array of photonic cavities which can be mapped into an AIII topological insulator. We investigate stability properties and prove the existence of stable topologically nontrivial steady-state phases. Finally, we show numerically that the topological amplification process is robust against disorder in the lattice parameters.
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- Diego Porras
- Instituto de Física Fundamental IFF-CSIC, Calle Serrano 113b, Madrid 28006, Spain
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom
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Pankov AV, Vatnik ID, Churkin DV, Sukhorukov AA. Observation of localized modes at effective gauge field interface in synthetic mesh lattice. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3464. [PMID: 30837564 PMCID: PMC6401141 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39916-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We predict a generic mechanism of wave localization at an interface between uniform artificial gauge fields, arising due to propagation-dependent phase accumulation similar to Aharonov-Bohm phenomenon. We realize experimentally a synthetic mesh lattice with real-time control over the vector gauge field, and observe robust localization under a broad variation of gauge strength and direction, as well as structural lattice parameters. This suggests new possibilities for confining and guiding waves in diverse physical systems through the synthetic gauge fields.
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- Artem V Pankov
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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Longhi S. Photonic flat-band laser. OPTICS LETTERS 2019; 44:287-290. [PMID: 30644882 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.000287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Flat-band photonic lattices, i.e., arrays of waveguides or resonators displaying a flat Bloch band, offer new routes for light trapping and distortion-free imaging. Here it is shown that flat-band lattices can show stable and cooperative laser emission when optical gain is supplied to the system, despite the large degree of degeneracy of flat-band supermodes. By considering a quasi one-dimensional rhombic lattice of coupled semiconductor microrings, selective pumping of the outer sublattices can induce cooperative lasing in a supermode of the flat band.
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Parto M, Lopez-Aviles H, Antonio-Lopez JE, Khajavikhan M, Amezcua-Correa R, Christodoulides DN. Observation of twist-induced geometric phases and inhibition of optical tunneling via Aharonov-Bohm effects. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaau8135. [PMID: 30613776 PMCID: PMC6314876 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau8135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Geometric phases appear ubiquitously in many and diverse areas of the physical sciences, ranging from classical and molecular dynamics to quantum mechanics and solid-state physics. In the realm of optics, similar phenomena are known to emerge in the form of a Pancharatnam-Berry phase whenever the polarization state traces a closed contour on the Poincaré sphere. While this class of geometric phases has been extensively investigated in both free-space and guided wave systems, the observation of similar effects in photon tunneling arrangements has so far remained largely unexplored. Here, we experimentally demonstrate that the tunneling or coupling process in a twisted multicore fiber system can display a chiral geometric phase accumulation, analogous to the Aharonov-Bohm effect. In our experiments, the tunneling geometric phase is manifested through the interference of the corresponding supermodes. Our work provides the first observation of Aharonov-Bohm suppression of tunneling in an optical setting.
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