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. 2017 Jul 14;119(2):023603.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.023603. Epub 2017 Jul 14.

Topological Quantum Optics in Two-Dimensional Atomic Arrays

J Perczel  1   2 , J Borregaard  2 , D E Chang  3 , H Pichler  2   4 , S F Yelin  2   5 , P Zoller  6   7 , M D Lukin  2
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Topological Quantum Optics in Two-Dimensional Atomic Arrays

J Perczel et al. Phys Rev Lett. .

Abstract

We demonstrate that two-dimensional atomic emitter arrays with subwavelength spacing constitute topologically protected quantum optical systems where the photon propagation is robust against large imperfections while losses associated with free space emission are strongly suppressed. Breaking time-reversal symmetry with a magnetic field results in gapped photonic bands with nontrivial Chern numbers and topologically protected, long-lived edge states. Due to the inherent nonlinearity of constituent emitters, such systems provide a platform for exploring quantum optical analogs of interacting topological systems.

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