Floquet topological insulators with hybrid edges
arXiv:2212.04124 · doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2022.113010
Abstract
Topological edge states form at the edges of periodic materials with specific degeneracies in their modal spectra, such as Dirac points, under the action of effects breaking certain symmetries of the system. In particular, in Floquet topological insulators unidirectional edge states appear upon breakup of the effective time-reversal symmetry due to dynamical modulations of the underlying lattice potential. However, such states are usually reported for certain simple lattice terminations, for example, at zigzag or bearded edges in honeycomb lattices. Here we show that unconventional topological edge states may exist in Floquet insulators based on arrays of helical waveguides with hybrid edges involving alternating zigzag and armchair segments, even if the latter are long. Such edge states appear in the largest part of the first Brillouin zone and show topological protection upon passage through the defects. Topological states at hybrid edges persist in the presence of focusing nonlinearity of the material. Our results can be extended to other lattice types and physical systems, they lift some of the constraints connected with lattice terminations that may not support edge states in the absence of effects breaking time-reversal symmetry of the system and expand the variety of geometrical shapes in which topological insulators can be constructed.
arXiv comment8 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
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