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A perspective on topological nanophotonics: current status and future challenges

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Title: A perspective on topological nanophotonics: current status and future challenges
Authors: Rider, MS
Palmer, SJ
Pocock, SR
Xiao, X
Huidobro, PA
Giannini, V
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Topological photonic systems, with their ability to host states protected against disorder and perturbation, allow us to do with photons what topological insulators do with electrons. Topological photonics can refer to electronic systems coupled with light or purely photonic setups. By shrinking these systems to the nanoscale, we can harness the enhanced sensitivity observed in nanoscale structures and combine this with the protection of the topological photonic states, allowing us to design photonic local density of states and to push towards one of the ultimate goals of modern science: the precise control of photons at the nanoscale. This is paramount for both nano-technological applications and also for fundamental research in light matter problems. For purely photonic systems, we work with bosonic rather than fermionic states, so the implementation of topology in these systems requires new paradigms. Trying to face these challenges has helped in the creation of the exciting new field of topological nanophotonics, with far-reaching applications. In this prospective article we review milestones in topological photonics and discuss how they can be built upon at the nanoscale.
Issue Date: 28-Mar-2019
Date of Acceptance: 2-Mar-2019
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/67341
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5086433
ISSN: 0021-8979
Publisher: AIP Publishing
Journal / Book Title: Journal of Applied Physics
Volume: 125
Issue: 12
Copyright Statement: © Author(s) 2019. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5086433.
Sponsor/Funder: European Commission
Funder's Grant Number: 700745
Keywords: Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Applied
Physics
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL
DIRAC PLASMONS
INSULATOR
MODES
REALIZATION
TRANSITION
MATTER
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CHAINS
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Applied Physics
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status: Published
Article Number: ARTN 120901
Online Publication Date: 2019-03-22
Appears in Collections:Condensed Matter Theory
Physics
Faculty of Natural Sciences