2018
DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aaf024
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Optical properties of helical edge channels in zinc-blende-type topological insulators: selection rules, circular and linear dichroism, circular and linear photocurrents

Abstract: We develop a theory of electron-photon interaction for helical edge channels in two-dimensional topological insulators based on zinc-blende-type quantum wells. It is shown that the lack of space inversion symmetry in such structures enables the electro-dipole optical transitions between the spin branches of the topological edge states. Further, we demonstrate the linear and circular dichroism associated with the edge states and the generation of edge photocurrents controlled by radiation polarization. 73.21.F… Show more

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“…Excitation of the edge of topological insulator by electromagnetic wave causes optical transitions between the spin branches of edge states. Due to the absence of a spatial inversion center in HgTe/HgCdTe quantum wells, optical transitions occur due to electro-dipole mechanism [31]. The matrix element of the electron-photon interaction is proportional to the matrix elements of the velocity operator v = ∂H 0 / ∂k between the states ψ kys and ψ ky−s [31]:…”
Section: Matrix Elements Of Optical Transitionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Excitation of the edge of topological insulator by electromagnetic wave causes optical transitions between the spin branches of edge states. Due to the absence of a spatial inversion center in HgTe/HgCdTe quantum wells, optical transitions occur due to electro-dipole mechanism [31]. The matrix element of the electron-photon interaction is proportional to the matrix elements of the velocity operator v = ∂H 0 / ∂k between the states ψ kys and ψ ky−s [31]:…”
Section: Matrix Elements Of Optical Transitionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…В реальных структурах множитель (B − D)/B может сильно отличаться от единицы, например, для параметров, приведенных в разделе II, (B − D)/B ≈ 1/4, то есть g-факторы для поля в плоскости ямы уменьшаются примерно в четыре раза по сравнению со случаем D = 0. Оценки дают g 1 ≈ 2.5, g 2 ≈ 2, что согласуется с результатами численного моделирования спектра краевых состояний в работе [31].…”
Section: эффект зеемана для краевых состоянийunclassified
“…Возбуждение края топологического изолятора электромагнитной волной вызывает оптические переходы между спиновыми ветвями краевых состояний. Благодаря отсутствию центра пространственной инверсии в квантовых ямах HgTe/HgCdTe оптические переходы возникают за счет электродипольного механизма [31]. Матричный элемент электрон-фотонного взаимодействия пропорционален матричным элементам оператора скорости v = ∂H 0 / ∂k между состояниями ψ ky s и ψ ky −s [31]:…”
Section: матричные элементы оптических переходовunclassified
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