• DocumentCode
    690161
  • Title

    Topological creation and destruction of edge states in photonic graphene

  • Author

    Rechtsman, Mikael C. ; Plotnik, Yonatan ; Zeuner, Julia M. ; Szameit, A. ; Segev, Mordechai

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Solid State Inst., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally and theoretically demonstrate a topological transition in photonic graphene. By applying a uniaxial strain, the system transforms from one that supports states localized on the edge to one that does not.
  • Keywords
    graphene; optical materials; topological insulators; C60; edge states destruction; photonic graphene; topological creation; uniaxial strain; Arrays; Graphene; Lattices; Photonics; Solids; Uniaxial strain;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834554