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Creating boundaries along a synthetic frequency dimension.

Avik Dutt^1,2, Luqi Yuan³, Ki Youl Yang¹

¹Ginzton Laboratory and Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.

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|June 13, 2022

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Researchers created boundaries in synthetic frequency dimensions to explore topological physics. This breakthrough enables new applications in classical and quantum information processing using ring resonators.

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Area of Science:

Quantum physics
Optical physics
Condensed matter physics

Background:

Synthetic dimensions enable high-dimensional physics simulations on lower-dimensional platforms.
Synthetic frequency dimensions have realized bulk topological effects but lacked boundary implementations.
Boundaries are crucial for topological physics due to the bulk-edge correspondence.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally demonstrate boundaries in synthetic frequency dimensions.
To explore the physical phenomena arising from these engineered boundaries.
To advance the use of synthetic dimensions in topological physics and quantum information processing.

Main Methods:

Constructing boundaries in synthetic frequency dimensions using dynamically modulated ring resonators.
Strongly coupling an auxiliary ring to the primary resonator to create the boundary.
Investigating spectral confinement, band structure discretization, and chiral mode interactions.

Main Results:

Successful creation of sharp boundaries in the synthetic frequency dimension.
Observation of light spectrum confinement and band structure discretization.
Demonstration of topologically robust spectral transport via interaction with chiral modes in a quantum Hall ladder.

Conclusions:

This work establishes a critical missing element for exploring topological physics in synthetic dimensions.
The engineered boundaries significantly expand the capabilities of synthetic frequency dimensions.
The findings have direct applications in classical and quantum information processing.