Topological photonics: A mathematical perspective

In the field of light matter interactions, current technologies allow the design of optical media (photonic lattices, photonic crystals, metamaterials) so that novel states of light are created. As such, topological photonics refers to features of such states of light that are characterized by a topological (quantized) property, leading to for example chiral photon transport of the so called edge states. This talk will introduce the audience to the field as well as highlight current developments.

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