Topologically protected edge transport of sound in coupled cavities of a modified honeycomb lattice

J Phys Condens Matter. 2018 Aug 30;30(34):345401. doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/aad398. Epub 2018 Jul 16.

Abstract

In this work, we investigate comprehensively the unidirectional transport of sound in coupled cavities of a modified honeycomb lattice. The results clearly show that a pair of topological states carrying opposite pseudospins can be constructed at the edge of truncated lattices of non-trivial band gaps, which is different from previous schemes where topological states with opposite pseudospins were constructed at the interface of modified honeycomb lattices of trivial and non-trivial band gaps. Our work paves the way to exploring unidirectional edge transport of sound with topological protection in closed systems that are beneficial in large-scale device integration and low-loss operation.