Observation of temporal topological boundary states of light in a momentum bandgap
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| author | Ren, Yudong Ye, Kangpeng Chen, Qiaolu Chen, Fujia Zhang, Li Pan, Yuang Li, Wenhao Li, Xinrui Zhang, Lu Chen, Hongsheng Yang, Yihao |
| author_facet | Ren, Yudong Ye, Kangpeng Chen, Qiaolu Chen, Fujia Zhang, Li Pan, Yuang Li, Wenhao Li, Xinrui Zhang, Lu Chen, Hongsheng Yang, Yihao |
| contents | Topological phases have prevailed across diverse disciplines, spanning electronics, photonics, and acoustics. Hitherto, the understanding of these phases has centred on energy (frequency) bandstructures, showcasing topological boundary states at spatial interfaces. Recent strides have uncovered a unique category of bandstructures characterized by gaps in momentum, referred to as momentum bandgaps or k gaps, notably driven by breakthroughs in photonic time crystals. This discovery hints at abundant topological phases defined within momentum bands, alongside a wealth of topological boundary states in the time domain. Here, we report the first experimental observation of k-gap topology in a large-scale optical temporal synthetic lattice, manifesting as temporal topological boundary states. These boundary states are uniquely situated at temporal interfaces between two subsystems with distinct k-gap topology. Counterintuitively, despite the exponential amplification of k-gap modes within both subsystems, these topological boundary states exhibit decay in both temporal directions. Our findings mark a significant pathway for delving into k gaps, temporal topological states, and time-varying physics. |
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| spellingShingle | Observation of temporal topological boundary states of light in a momentum bandgap Ren, Yudong Ye, Kangpeng Chen, Qiaolu Chen, Fujia Zhang, Li Pan, Yuang Li, Wenhao Li, Xinrui Zhang, Lu Chen, Hongsheng Yang, Yihao Optics Topological phases have prevailed across diverse disciplines, spanning electronics, photonics, and acoustics. Hitherto, the understanding of these phases has centred on energy (frequency) bandstructures, showcasing topological boundary states at spatial interfaces. Recent strides have uncovered a unique category of bandstructures characterized by gaps in momentum, referred to as momentum bandgaps or k gaps, notably driven by breakthroughs in photonic time crystals. This discovery hints at abundant topological phases defined within momentum bands, alongside a wealth of topological boundary states in the time domain. Here, we report the first experimental observation of k-gap topology in a large-scale optical temporal synthetic lattice, manifesting as temporal topological boundary states. These boundary states are uniquely situated at temporal interfaces between two subsystems with distinct k-gap topology. Counterintuitively, despite the exponential amplification of k-gap modes within both subsystems, these topological boundary states exhibit decay in both temporal directions. Our findings mark a significant pathway for delving into k gaps, temporal topological states, and time-varying physics. |
| title | Observation of temporal topological boundary states of light in a momentum bandgap |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14255 |