Title :
Reflections-free wave propagation at the interface of photonic topological insulators: Theory and experiment
Author :
Tzuhsuan Ma ; Kueifu Lai ; Shvets, Gennady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
A comprehensive library of photonic topological insulators (gyromagnetic, bianisotropic, and 2D-asymmetric) is established. An interface between any two of them supports reflectionless surface waves, as is experimental demonstrated for wave propagation along a zigzag interface.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical metamaterials; topological insulators; 2D-asymmetric photonic topological insulators; bianisotropic photonic topological insulators; gyromagnetic photonic topological insulators; reflectionless surface waves; reflections-free wave propagation; zigzag interface; Indexes; Photonic band gap; Photonics; Propagation; Surface waves; Topological insulators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
