Topological Photonics

Topological Photonics: Fundamentals and Applications provides an introduction to the key principles of topological photonics and an overview of the fundamental advances and applications of this field.

The first half of the book explores the necessary fundamental concepts to understand the field, starting from background discoveries in condensed matter physics and then describing the underlying concepts and experimental progress in 1D, 2D, and 3D topological photonics systems, as well as in synthetic dimensions. The second half highlights the most promising applications of topological photonics, including the current progress and most important challenges for each of them.

Topological Photonics is suitable for those working in academia and research and development in the subject areas of materials science and engineering, particularly researchers and practitioners working in the research fields of topological materials, optics, and photonics.

• Introduces the fundamental principles of topological photonics and their application in the design of photonic systems
• Reviews the models, experimental progress, and challenges and limitations of emerging topological photonic systems
• Discusses the future prospects and challenges of applications of topological photonics in lasers, quantum technologies, sensors, and integrated optics