RT Journal Article
T1 Topology and Interactions in the photonic Creutz and Creutz-Hubbard ladders
A1 Zurita, J.
A1 Creffield, Charles E.
A1 Platero, G.
AB The latest advances in the field of photonics have enabled the simulation of an increasing number of quantum models in photonic systems, turning them into an important tool for realizing exotic quantum phenomena. In this paper, different ways in which these systems can be used to study the interplay between flat band dynamics, topology, and interactions in a well-known quasi-1 D topological insulator-the Creutz ladder-are suggested. First, a simple experimental protocol is proposed to observe the Aharonov-Bohm localization in the noninteracting system, and the different experimental setups that might be used for this are reviewed. The inclusion of a repulsive Hubbard-type interaction term, which can give rise to repulsively bound pairs termed doublons, is then considered. The dynamics of these quasiparticles are studied for different points of the phase diagram, including a regime in which pairs are localized and particles are free to move. Finally, a scheme for the photonic implementation of a two-particle bosonic Creutz-Hubbard model is presented.
PB Wiley
SN 2511-9044
YR 2020
FD 2020-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6483
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6483
LA eng
NO ©2019 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.The authors would like to thank M. A. Martin-Delgado, M. Bello, and A. Bermudez for fruitful discussions. C.E.C. was supported by Spain's MINECO through Grant No. FIS2017-84368-P. G.P. was supported by Spain's MINECO through Grant No. MAT2017-86717-P and by CSIC Research Platform PTI-001.
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 29 abr 2024