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@article{Devescovi:2024:10.1038/s41467-024-50766-3,
author = {Devescovi, C and Morales-P茅rez, A and Hwang, Y and Garc铆a-D铆ez, M and Robredo, I and Luis, Ma帽es J and Bradlyn, B and Garc铆a-Etxarri, A and Vergniory, MG},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-024-50766-3},
journal = {Nat Commun},
title = {Axion topology in photonic crystal domain walls.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50766-3},
volume = {15},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Axion insulators are 3D magnetic topological insulators supporting hinge states and quantized magnetoelectric effects, recently proposed for detecting dark-matter axionic particles via their axionic excitations. Beyond theoretical interest, obtaining a photonic counterpart of axion insulators offers potential for advancing magnetically-tunable photonic devices and axion haloscopes based on axion-photon conversion. This work proposes an axionic 3D phase within a photonic setup. By building inversion-symmetric domain-walls in gyrotropic photonic crystals, we bind chiral modes on inversion-related hinges, ultimately leading to the realization of an axionic channel of light. These states propagate embedded in a 3D structure, thus protected from radiation in the continuum. Employing a small external gyromagnetic bias, we transition across different axionic mode configurations, enabling effective topological switching of chiral photonic fibers. While demonstrating the possibility of realizing axion photonic crystals within state-of-the-art gyrotropic setups, we propose a general scheme for rendering axion topology at domain walls of Weyl semimetals.
AU - Devescovi,C
AU - Morales-P茅rez,A
AU - Hwang,Y
AU - Garc铆a-D铆ez,M
AU - Robredo,I
AU - Luis,Ma帽es J
AU - Bradlyn,B
AU - Garc铆a-Etxarri,A
AU - Vergniory,MG
DO - 10.1038/s41467-024-50766-3
PY - 2024///
TI - Axion topology in photonic crystal domain walls.
T2 - Nat Commun
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50766-3
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39122685
VL - 15
ER -
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