Size and host-medium effects on topologically protected surface states in bi-anisotropic 3D optical waveguides

Abstract

We study the optical properties of bi-anisotropic optical waveguides with nontrivial topological structure in wavevector space, placed in an ordinary dielectric matrix. We derive an exact analytical description of the eigenmodes of the systems with arbitrary parameters that allows us to investigate topologically protected surface states (TPSS) in details. In particular, we find that the TPSS on the waveguides would disappear (1) if their radius is smaller than a critical radius due to the dimensional quantization of azimuthal wavenumber, and also (2) if the permittivity of the host-medium exceeds a critical value. Interestingly, we also find that the TPSS in the waveguides have negative refraction for some geometries. We have found a TPSS phase diagram that will pave the way for development of the topological waveguides for optical interconnects and devices.

arXiv comment21 pages, 16 figures

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