Evolution and global charge conservation for polarization singularities emerging from nonhermitian degeneracies
arXiv:2006.06517 · doi:10.1073/pnas.2019578118
Abstract
Core concepts in singular optics, especially the polarization singularity, have rapidly penetrated the surging fields of topological and nonhermitian photonics. For open photonic structures with degeneracies in particular, the polarization singularity would inevitably encounter another sweeping concept of Berry phase. Several investigations have discussed, in an inexplicit way, the connections between both concepts, hinting at that nonzero topological charges for far-field polarizations on a loop is inextricably linked to its nontrivial Berry phase when degeneracies are enclosed. In this work, we reexamine the seminal photonic crystal slab that supports the fundamental two-level nonhermitian degeneracies. Regardless of the invariance of nontrivial Berry phase for different loops enclosing both exceptional points, we demonstrate that the associated polarization fields exhibit topologically inequivalent patterns that are characterized by variant topological charges, including even the trivial scenario of zero charge. It is further revealed that for both bands, the seemingly complex evolutions of polarizations are bounded by the global charge conservation, with extra points of circular polarizations playing indispensable roles. This indicates that tough not directly associated with any local charges, the invariant Berry phase is directly linked to the globally conserved charge, the physical principles underlying which have all been further clarified by a modified Berry-Dennis model. Our work can potentially trigger an avalanche of studies to explore subtle interplays between Berry phase and all sorts of optical singularities, shedding new light on subjects beyond photonics that are related to both Berry phase and singularities.
arXiv commentThe modified Berry-Dennis model in the previous version (arXiv:2006.06517v1) has been further refined, getting rid of the artificial field discontinuity
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