AI Article Synopsis
- This study presents the first experimental observation of topological edge states in zigzag chains made of plasmonic nanodisks.
- The researchers show that these edge states can be selectively activated using linearly polarized light and visualize them using near-field scanning optical microscopy.
- The findings offer experimental evidence for a new way to control light at the nanoscale in complex topological structures.
Article Abstract
We report on the first experimental observation of topological edge states in zigzag chains of plasmonic nanodisks. We demonstrate that such edge states can be selectively excited with the linear polarization of the incident light, and visualize them directly by near-field scanning optical microscopy. Our work provides experimental verification of a novel paradigm for manipulating light at the nanoscale in topologically nontrivial structures.
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