Title :
Topological control of Bloch oscillations of edge modes in photonic lattices
Author :
Plotnik, Y. ; Bandres, M.A. ; Lumer, Y. ; Rechtsman, M.C. ; Segev, M.
Author_Institution :
Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel method for controlling the modal trajectories of Bloch oscillations initiated on the edge of a honeycomb lattice, via the topology of its band structure.
Keywords :
optical lattices; oscillations; topological insulators; Bloch oscillations; band structure; edge modes; honeycomb lattice; modal trajectories; photonic lattices; topological control; Arrays; Force; Lattices; Optical variables measurement; Optical waveguides; Oscillators; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
