Title :
Topologically ordered metamaterials
Author :
Gao, Wenzhong ; Lawrence, M. ; yang, Bo ; Liu, Frank ; Fang, Fang ; Beri, B. ; Li, Jie ; Zhang, Shaoting
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
In this paper we reveal the first time-reversal-invariant topological metamaterial exhibiting robust photonic surface states protected against disorder on all length scales. By combining chirality and hyperbolicity we show that polarization eigenstates with opposite handedness can become well separated in k-space leading to a new form of topological order.
Keywords :
chirality; electromagnetic metamaterials; electromagnetic wave polarisation; topology; chirality; hyperbolicity; k-space; polarization eigenstates; robust photonic surface states; time-reversal-invariant topologically ordered metamaterial; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Robustness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (METAMATERIALS), 2014 8th International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Lyngby
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3450-8
DOI :
10.1109/MetaMaterials.2014.6948639
