Topological insulators in synthetic dimensions

ORAL

Abstract

Few level quantum systems driven by multiple incommensurate external tones exhibit temporal analogs of many real-space topological phenomena. I will discuss how a qubit driven by two tones realizes a topological insulator in frequency space and identify the symmetry protecting the insulator. The edge modes of the topological insulator can robustly transfer a large amount of energy between the drives for symmetry-broken initial states.

Presenters

  • David Long

    Boston University

Authors

  • David Long

    Boston University

  • Philip Crowley

    Boston University

  • Ivar Martin

    Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA

  • Anushya Chandran

    Boston University