Edge states at the interface of non-Hermitian systems
PHYSICAL REVIEW A, vol.97, no.4, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 97 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1103/physreva.97.042118
- Journal Name: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Topological edge states appear at the interface of two topologically distinct Hermitian insulators. We study the extension of this idea to non-Hermitian systems. We consider PT-symmetric and topologically distinct non-Hermitian insulators with real spectra and study topological edge states at the interface of them. We show that PT symmetry is spontaneously broken at the interface during the topological phase transition. Therefore, topological edge states with complex energy eigenvalues appear at the interface. We apply our idea to a complex extension of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model.