Topological Frenkel Exciton-Polaritons in One-Dimensional Lattices of Strongly Coupled Cavities
arXiv:2211.17082 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.107.125407
Abstract
Frenkel polaritons, hybrid light-matter quasiparticles, offer promises for the designing of new opto-electronic devices. However, their technological implementations are hindered by sensitivity to imperfections. Topology has raised as a way to circumvent defects and fabrication limitations. Here, we propose a lattice of cavities to realize the one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model (SSH) for topological Frenkel polaritons. By engineering the configuration of the cavities we demonstrate that the SSH topological and trivial phases can be accessed, which we unravel by complementary classical and quantum theories. We demonstrate the polariton edge state robustness under defects and the broadening of the photon and exciton lines. Our findings propose a realistic yet simple experimental setup to realize topological room temperature polaritons.
9 pages and 9 figures
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