Title :
Photonic simulation of the Dirac equation in metamaterials
Author :
Tan, Wei ; Sun, Yue ; Shen, S.Q. ; Chen, Huanting
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We propose to establish the relation between the topological order in condensed matter systems and the novel optical properties in metamaterials, by mapping explicitly Maxwell´s equations to the Dirac equation in one dimension (1D). Band inversion and end states, as two typical topological phenomena in the Dirac equation, have been observed in microwave experiments.
Keywords :
Dirac equation; Maxwell equations; optical metamaterials; Dirac equation; Maxwell equations; condensed matter systems; metamaterials; optical properties; photonic simulation; topological phenomena; Equations; Magnetic materials; Mathematical model; Metamaterials; Microwave photonics; Topological insulators;
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.2014.6948548
