Direct quantification of topological protection in symmetry-protected photonic edge states at telecom wavelengths

Sonakshi Arora; Thomas Bauer; René Barczyk; Ewold Verhagen; L. Kuipers

doi:10.1038/s41377-020-00458-6

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Direct quantification of topological protection in symmetry-protected photonic edge states at telecom wavelengths

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- Direct quantification of topological protection in symmetry-protected photonic edge states at telecom wavelengths
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 10, Issue 1, Pages: 5-11(2021)
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  1.Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
  2.Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  L. Kuipers (l.kuipers@tudelft.nl)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-020-00458-6
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- Published：2021，
  
  Published Online：06 January 2021，
  
  Received：20 August 2020，
  
  Revised：23 November 2020，
  
  Accepted：16 December 2020
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Arora, S. et al. Direct quantification of topological protection in symmetry-protected photonic edge states at telecom wavelengths. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 5-11 (2021).
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Arora, S. et al. Direct quantification of topological protection in symmetry-protected photonic edge states at telecom wavelengths. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 5-11 (2021). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-020-00458-6.

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Topological on-chip photonics based on tailored photonic crystals (PhCs) that emulate quantum valley-Hall effects has recently gained widespread interest owing to its promise of robust unidirectional transport of classical and quantum information. We present a direct quantitative evaluation of topological photonic edge eigenstates and their transport properties in the telecom wavelength range using phase-resolved near-field optical microscopy. Experimentally visualizing the detailed sub-wavelength structure of these modes propagating along the interface between two topologically non-trivial mirror-symmetric lattices allows us to map their dispersion relation and differentiate between the contributions of several higher-order Bloch harmonics. Selective probing of forward- and backward-propagating modes as defined by their phase velocities enables direct quantification of topological robustness. Studying near-field propagation in controlled defects allows us to extract upper limits of topological protection in on-chip photonic systems in comparison with conventional PhC waveguides. We find that protected edge states are two orders of magnitude more robust than modes of conventional PhC waveguides. This direct experimental quantification of topological robustness comprises a crucial step toward the application of topologically protected guiding in integrated photonics

allowing for unprecedented error-free photonic quantum networks.

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