Title :
Photonic topological insulators and robust edge states in bi-anisotropic metamaterials
Author :
Khanikaevf, A.B. ; Mousavi, S. Hassan ; Tse, W.K. ; Kargarian, M. ; MacDonald, A.H. ; Shvets, Gennady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We design a bi-anisotropic metamaterial with topologically nontrivial photonic phase analogous to that found in topological insulators. The most intriguing manifestation of this phase is the presence of edge states insensitive to structural imperfections and disorder.
Keywords :
anisotropic media; optical design techniques; optical metamaterials; topological insulators; bianisotropic metamaterial design; edge states; photonic topological insulators; Couplings; Metamaterials; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Robustness; Topological insulators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
