Near-field Spin Chern Number Quantized by Real-space Topology of Optical Structures
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| author | Fu, Tong Zhang, Ruo-Yang Jia, Shiqi Chan, C. T. Wang, Shubo |
| author_facet | Fu, Tong Zhang, Ruo-Yang Jia, Shiqi Chan, C. T. Wang, Shubo |
| contents | The Chern number has been widely used to describe the topological properties of periodic structures in the momentum space. Here, we introduce a real-space spin Chern number for the optical near fields of finite-sized structures. This new spin Chern number is intrinsically quantized and equal to the structure's Euler characteristic. The relationship is robust against continuous deformation of the structure's geometry and is irrelevant to the specific material constituents or external excitation. Our work enriches topological physics by extending the concept of Chern number to the real space, opening exciting possibilities for exploring the real-space topological properties of light. |
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| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spellingShingle | Near-field Spin Chern Number Quantized by Real-space Topology of Optical Structures Fu, Tong Zhang, Ruo-Yang Jia, Shiqi Chan, C. T. Wang, Shubo Optics The Chern number has been widely used to describe the topological properties of periodic structures in the momentum space. Here, we introduce a real-space spin Chern number for the optical near fields of finite-sized structures. This new spin Chern number is intrinsically quantized and equal to the structure's Euler characteristic. The relationship is robust against continuous deformation of the structure's geometry and is irrelevant to the specific material constituents or external excitation. Our work enriches topological physics by extending the concept of Chern number to the real space, opening exciting possibilities for exploring the real-space topological properties of light. |
| title | Near-field Spin Chern Number Quantized by Real-space Topology of Optical Structures |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11771 |