Effects of interface regularity on the bulk-edge correspondence in continuum photonic systems

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author Frazier, Matthew
Bal, Guillaume
author_facet Frazier, Matthew
Bal, Guillaume
contents In this study we analyze the topological invariants and edge states of transverse magnetic wave propagation in continuum photonic systems at a finite-width interface between two gyrotropic matrials with different magnetic bias. Where previous studies have almost exclusively considered sharp transitions between two different electromagnetic media, we consider the more general geometry where the magnetic field bias is allowed to vary arbitrarily in a finite-width interface between to bulk regions. We find that when the magnetic field bias varies continuously between the two bulk regions, the Bulk Edge Correspondence (BEC) holds robustly with respect to well-defined Chern invariants. However, discontinuities in the magnetic field bias introduce edge modes which are highly localized at the associated discontinuity and whose spectral properties alter the BEC. We analyze the spectral properties of these edge modes and define a new anomalous BEC in continuum photonic systems which includes contributions from topological invariants and discontinuities in magnetic field bias.
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spellingShingle Effects of interface regularity on the bulk-edge correspondence in continuum photonic systems
Frazier, Matthew
Bal, Guillaume
Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
In this study we analyze the topological invariants and edge states of transverse magnetic wave propagation in continuum photonic systems at a finite-width interface between two gyrotropic matrials with different magnetic bias. Where previous studies have almost exclusively considered sharp transitions between two different electromagnetic media, we consider the more general geometry where the magnetic field bias is allowed to vary arbitrarily in a finite-width interface between to bulk regions. We find that when the magnetic field bias varies continuously between the two bulk regions, the Bulk Edge Correspondence (BEC) holds robustly with respect to well-defined Chern invariants. However, discontinuities in the magnetic field bias introduce edge modes which are highly localized at the associated discontinuity and whose spectral properties alter the BEC. We analyze the spectral properties of these edge modes and define a new anomalous BEC in continuum photonic systems which includes contributions from topological invariants and discontinuities in magnetic field bias.
title Effects of interface regularity on the bulk-edge correspondence in continuum photonic systems
topic Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.02100