Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes

Dielectric photonic crystals are usually used to construct electromagnetic topological insulators, while metal photonic crystals are easier to be manufactured and compatible with microwave circuits. Characteristic mode analysis (CMA) can provide the mode eigenvalue curves of conductor structures, wh...

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Main Authors: Lili Dai, Jie Meng, Weiwen Li
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Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2025-01-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0243413
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description Dielectric photonic crystals are usually used to construct electromagnetic topological insulators, while metal photonic crystals are easier to be manufactured and compatible with microwave circuits. Characteristic mode analysis (CMA) can provide the mode eigenvalue curves of conductor structures, while energy band theory determines the dispersion features of periodic structures. The mode crossing avoidance in the theory of characteristic modes corresponds to the mode reversal at degeneracy points. Thus, in this paper, it is believed that, if the crossing avoidance modes of metal photonic crystal cells are annular, the metal photonic crystal should have the performance of photonic topological phase transitions (TPTs) in this band. Based on CMA, a spoof surface plasmon periodic structure is constructed to achieve electromagnetic TPTs with the photonic valley Hall effect. The CMA of metal photonic topological insulators essentially provides a novel phenomenological explanation for electromagnetic TPTs. We can intuitively construct topological protected edge states based on this phenomenological method.
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spelling doaj-art-1a66dc1d9b1d4f8db067fed9fe6ec99a2025-02-03T16:40:42ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262025-01-01151015023015023-910.1063/5.0243413Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modesLili Dai0Jie Meng1Weiwen Li2Department of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDielectric photonic crystals are usually used to construct electromagnetic topological insulators, while metal photonic crystals are easier to be manufactured and compatible with microwave circuits. Characteristic mode analysis (CMA) can provide the mode eigenvalue curves of conductor structures, while energy band theory determines the dispersion features of periodic structures. The mode crossing avoidance in the theory of characteristic modes corresponds to the mode reversal at degeneracy points. Thus, in this paper, it is believed that, if the crossing avoidance modes of metal photonic crystal cells are annular, the metal photonic crystal should have the performance of photonic topological phase transitions (TPTs) in this band. Based on CMA, a spoof surface plasmon periodic structure is constructed to achieve electromagnetic TPTs with the photonic valley Hall effect. The CMA of metal photonic topological insulators essentially provides a novel phenomenological explanation for electromagnetic TPTs. We can intuitively construct topological protected edge states based on this phenomenological method.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0243413
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Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
AIP Advances
title Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
title_full Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
title_fullStr Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
title_full_unstemmed Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
title_short Phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
title_sort phenomenological construction of metal photonic topological insulators based on theory of characteristic modes
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0243413
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