Title :
Optical resonator analog of a topological insulator
Author :
Chong, A. Yidong ; Liang, B. Guanquan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Math. Sci., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
A photonic topological insulator can be constructed from a lattice of ring resonators, without using aperiodic couplers or metamaterials. With gain and loss, the system can function as an optical diode for coupled resonator modes.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical metamaterials; optical resonators; topological insulators; aperiodic couplers; lattice; metamaterials; optical diode; optical resonator analog; photonic topological insulator; Couplings; Lattices; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Topological insulators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600093
