Photonic quadrupole topological insulator using orbital-induced synthetic flux

Julian Schulz, Jiho Noh, Wladimir A. Benalcazar, Gaurav Bahl, Georg von Freymann

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Abstract

We demonstrate that mixing orbitals of different symmetry representations can induce synthetic π-flux threading the lattice. As an experimental demonstration of such a concept, we realize a photonic quadrupole topological insulator in a two-dimensional photonic lattice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberJW5A.31
JournalOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
StatePublished - 2022
EventFrontiers in Optics, FiO 2022 - Rochester, United States
Duration: Oct 17 2022Oct 20 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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