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Topological band structure via twisted photons in a degenerate cavity

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  • Mu Yang

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Hao-Qing Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yu-Wei Liao

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Zheng-Hao Liu

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Zheng-Wei Zhou

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Xing-Xiang Zhou

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jin-Shi Xu

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yong-Jian Han

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Chuan-Feng Li

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Guang-Can Guo

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

Abstract

Synthetic dimensions based on particles’ internal degrees of freedom, such as frequency, spatial modes and arrival time, have attracted significant attention. They offer ideal large-scale lattices to simulate nontrivial topological phenomena. Exploring more synthetic dimensions is one of the paths toward higher dimensional physics. In this work, we design and experimentally control the coupling among synthetic dimensions consisting of the intrinsic photonic orbital angular momentum and spin angular momentum degrees of freedom in a degenerate optical resonant cavity, which generates a periodically driven spin-orbital coupling system. We directly characterize the system’s properties, including the density of states, energy band structures and topological windings, through the transmission intensity measurements. Our work demonstrates a mechanism for exploring the spatial modes of twisted photons as the synthetic dimension, which paves the way to design rich topological physics in a highly compact platform.

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  • Mu Yang & Hao-Qing Zhang & Yu-Wei Liao & Zheng-Hao Liu & Zheng-Wei Zhou & Xing-Xiang Zhou & Jin-Shi Xu & Yong-Jian Han & Chuan-Feng Li & Guang-Can Guo, 2022. "Topological band structure via twisted photons in a degenerate cavity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29779-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29779-3
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