Wavefront dislocations reveal the topology of quasi-1D photonic insulators

Topological properties are defined from singularities of the wave functions delocalised in the bulk of the material, but most experimental manifestations remain indirect. Here, the authors observe a wavefront dislocation as a direct evidence of the phase singularity of the delocalised wave functions...

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Main Authors: Clément Dutreix, Matthieu Bellec, Pierre Delplace, Fabrice Mortessagne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23790-w