Realization of chiral whispering gallery mode cavities enabled by photonic Chern insulators
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| author | Mo, Hao-Chang Gao, Zi-Xuan Chen, Xiao-Dong Dong, Jian-Wen |
| author_facet | Mo, Hao-Chang Gao, Zi-Xuan Chen, Xiao-Dong Dong, Jian-Wen |
| contents | Recently, whispering gallery modes (WGMs) have attracted considerable attention due to their extensive applications in the development of on-chip microcavities, high-sensitivity sensors, and high-performance lasers. Conventional WGMs are achiral under the time-reversal symmetry, and show high sensitivity to defects in optical devices. Here, we introduce topological physics into photonic cavities and demonstrate the realization of chiral WGMs enabled by photonic Chern insulators. Through comprehensive numerical simulations and experimental measurements, we reveal the critical differences between chiral and achiral WGMs, highlighting the robustness of chiral WGMs even in the presence of defects within the cavities. Our research provides valuable insights into the design of robust WGM cavities and offers a novel platform for exploring light-matter interaction phenomena. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Realization of chiral whispering gallery mode cavities enabled by photonic Chern insulators Mo, Hao-Chang Gao, Zi-Xuan Chen, Xiao-Dong Dong, Jian-Wen Optics Recently, whispering gallery modes (WGMs) have attracted considerable attention due to their extensive applications in the development of on-chip microcavities, high-sensitivity sensors, and high-performance lasers. Conventional WGMs are achiral under the time-reversal symmetry, and show high sensitivity to defects in optical devices. Here, we introduce topological physics into photonic cavities and demonstrate the realization of chiral WGMs enabled by photonic Chern insulators. Through comprehensive numerical simulations and experimental measurements, we reveal the critical differences between chiral and achiral WGMs, highlighting the robustness of chiral WGMs even in the presence of defects within the cavities. Our research provides valuable insights into the design of robust WGM cavities and offers a novel platform for exploring light-matter interaction phenomena. |
| title | Realization of chiral whispering gallery mode cavities enabled by photonic Chern insulators |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00814 |