Topological cutoff frequency in a slab waveguide: penetration length in topological insulator walls

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2015.12.041MaRDI QIDQ2358342zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors T. M. Melo, D. R. Viana, W. A. Moura-Melo, J. M. Fonseca, A. R. Pereira

Publication date 14 June 2017

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.04038

zbMATH Keywords

topological insulatorselectromagnetic wavespenetration lengthtopological magnetoelectric effectslab waveguidetopological cutoff frequency

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics (35Q40) PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory (35Q60) Maxwell equations (35Q61) Quantum dots, waveguides, ratchets, etc. (81Q37)

Abstract: We study the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) waves in a slab-type waveguide which walls consist of three-dimensional topological insulator (3D TI). The results show that a cutoff frequency with topological stability limits the spectrum that propagates along the waveguide and are in agreement with experimental observations. Our approach also provides a way to measure the penetration length of surface metallic states in 3D TI.

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