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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Topological and Localized States in Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics

Janet Zhong, A. V. Poshakinskiy, Yongguan Ke, Nikita A. Olekhno, Chaohong Lee, Yuri S. Kivshar, Alexander N. Poddubny

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study theoretically a periodic array of atoms coupled to a waveguide and demonstrate that atom-photon interactions lead to formation of self-induced quantum Hall phases, Hofstadter butterfly and exotic localized three-photon states.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2021.fth1p.3

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