Cavity-induced backscattering in a two-dimensional photonic topological system
arXiv:1911.06323 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013221
Abstract
The discovery of robust transport via topological states in electronic, photonic and phononic materials has deepened our understanding of wave propagation in condensed matter with prospects for critical applications of engineered metamaterials in communications, sensing, and controlling the environment. Topological protection of transmission has been demonstrated in the face of bent paths and on-site randomness in the structure. Here we measure the propagation of microwave radiation in a topological medium possessing time reversal symmetry with a cavity adjacent to the edge channel. A coupled-resonance model analysis shows that the cavity is not a spin-conserving defect and gives rise to negative time delay in transmission.
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