Visualization of higher-order topological insulating phases in two-dimensional dielectric photonic crystals

Abstract

The studies of topological phases of matter have been extended from condensed matter physics to photonic systems, resulting in fascinating designs of robust photonic devices. Recently, higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) have been investigated as a novel topological phase of matter beyond the conventional bulk-boundary correspondence. Previous studies of HOTIs have been mainly focused on the topological multipole systems with negative coupling between lattice sites. Here we experimentally demonstrate that second-order topological insulating phases without negative coupling can be realized in two-dimensional dielectric photonic crystals (PCs). We visualize both one-dimensional topological edge states and zero-dimensional topological corner states by using near-field scanning technique. To characterize the topological properties of PCs, we define a novel topological invariant based on the bulk polarizations. Our findings open new research frontiers for searching HOTIs in dielectric PCs and provide a new mechanism for light-manipulating in a hierarchical way.

arXiv comment23 pages, 4 figures

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