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Topologically protected midgap states in complex photonic lattices

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/06/2013
<mark>Journal</mark>Optics Letters
Issue number11
Volume38
Number of pages3
Pages (from-to)1912-1914
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date27/05/13
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

One of the principal goals in the design of photonic crystals is the engineering of band gaps and defect states. Here I describe the formation of topologically protected localized midgap states in systems with spatially distributed gain and loss. These states can be selectively amplified, which finds applications in the beam dynamics along a photonic lattice and in the lasing of quasi-one-dimensional photonic crystals.

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This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-38-11-1912. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.