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Topological physics with light

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Author(s)

Jacob M. Taylor, Mohammad Hafezi

Abstract

Electrons in a so-called topological insulator circulate around the material’s boundary without ever straying into the bulk. Uncharged photons can be induced to carry out similar behavior.
Citation
Physics Today
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

Photonics, quantum Hall, topological insulator, popular science
Nanophotonics and Quantum information science

Citation

Taylor, J. and Hafezi, M. (2014), Topological physics with light, Physics Today, [online], https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2394 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created May 1, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018
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