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arxiv: 1410.7740 · v1 · pith:D4QUPV65new · submitted 2014-10-28 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall

Topological Modes in One Dimensional Solids and Photonic Crystals

Timothy J. Atherton , Celia A. M. Butler , Melita C. Taylor , Ian R. Hooper , Alastair P. Hibbins , J. Roy Sambles , Harsh Mathur This is my paper
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It is shown theoretically that a one-dimensional crystal with time reversal symmetry is characterized by a Z_{2} topological invariant that predicts the existence or otherwise of edge states. This is confirmed experimentally through the construction and simulation of a photonic crystal analogue in the microwave regime.

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