Topological and flat bands states induced by hybridized interactions in one-dimensional photonic lattices

Abstract

We report on a study of a one-dimensional linear photonic lattice hosting, simultaneously, fundamental and dipolar modes at every site. We show how, thanks to the interaction between the different orbital modes, this minimal model exhibits rich transport and topological properties. By varying the detuning coefficient we find a regime where bands become flatter (with reduced transport) and, a second regime, where both bands connect on at a gap-closing transition (with enhanced transport). We detect an asymmetric transport due to the asymmetric inter-mode coupling and a linear energy exchange mechanism between modes. Further analysis show that the bands have a topological transition with a non-trivial Zak phase which leads to the appeareance of edge states in a finite system. Finally, for zero detuning, we found a symmetric condition for coupling constants, where the linear spectrum becomes completely flat, with states fully localized in space occupying only two lattice sites.

arXiv comment8 pages, 5 figures

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