Band topology in classical waves: Wilson-loop approach to topological numbers and fragile topology

By Hai-Xiao Wang, G. Guo, Jian‐Hua Jiang. New Journal of Physics, 2019

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The rapid development of topological photonics and acoustics calls for accurate understanding of band topology in classical waves, which is not yet achieved in many situations. Here, we present the Wilson-loop approach for exact numerical calculation of the topological invariants for several photonic/sonic crystals. We demonstrate that these topological photonic/sonic crystals are topological crystalline insulators with fragile topology, a feature which has been ignored in previous studies. We further discuss the bulk-edge correspondence in these systems with emphasis on symmetry broken on the edges.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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