Journal of Jilin University Science Edition ›› 2021, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (6): 1532-1538.

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Probability Density and Topological Phases in One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals

REN Mingli, HAN Meng, LIU Xiaojing, WU Xiangyao   

  1. College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, Jilin Province, China
  • Received:2021-03-12 Online:2021-11-26 Published:2021-11-26

Abstract: We gave the probability density, probability current density and topological phase of photon in one-dimensional photonic crystal
s (AB)N by using the quantum theory of photon. When the refractive index of media B was nb=1.12, we gave the band Zak phases by using the quantum method. The results show that when the incident angle θ and periodic number N change, the probability density and probability current density of photonic crystals change approximately periodically, and its amplitude increases with the increase of incident angles θ and periodic number N. When the frequency of incident photon corresponds to transmissivity T=100%, the amplitude of the probability density is the largest. When the frequency of incident photon corresponds to transmissivity T=0, the probability density is not zero, but the amplitude of the probability density attenuates to zero rapidly, so there is a quantum tunnel effect of photon in photonic crystals. 

Key words: photonic crystal, quantum probability density, quantum probability current density, Zak phase

CLC Number: 

  • O436