Spectroscopy and topological properties of a Haldane light system

[en] We introduce a local spectroscopic method in real space to probe the topological properties of a circuit quantum electrodynamics (cQED) array generalizing previous approaches from one to two dimensions in the plane. As an application, we develop the theory of microwave light propagating in the local probe capacitively coupled to the cQED array associated to a bosonic Haldane model. Interestingly, we show that the measured reflection coefficient, resolved in frequency through the resonance, reveals the model’s geometrical properties and topological phase transition. We discuss the role of physical parameters such as the lifetime of the light modes and stability towards local disorder related to further realizations.

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Physics

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LEGENDRE, Julian ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS)

Le Hur, Karyn

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yes

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English

Title :

Spectroscopy and topological properties of a Haldane light system

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20 February 2024

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Physical Review. A

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2469-9926

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2469-9934

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American Physical Society, College Park, United States - Maryland

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6 pages, 1 figure

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See Supplemental Material at http://link.aps.org/supplemental/10.1103/PhysRevA.109.L021701 for a geometrical derivation of the useful formulas (Equation presented) and precise definitions on the coupling with the local probe leading to Eq. (6).