Quantum simulation of 2D topological physics in a 1D array of optical cavities

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 7704
• Main Authors: Luo, Xi-Wang, Zhou, Xingxiang, Li, Chuan-Feng, Xu, Jin-Shi, Guo, Guang-Can, Zhou, Zheng-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.07.2015; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Pub. Group
• Subjects: 639/301/119/2795; 639/766/400; 639/766/483/640; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Physics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Orbital angular momentum of light is a fundamental optical degree of freedom characterized by unlimited number of available angular momentum states. Although this unique property has proved invaluable in diverse recent studies ranging from optical communication to quantum information, it has not bee...