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    Non-universal behavior of leaky surface waves in a one dimensional asymmetric plasmonic grating
    (American Institute of Physics Inc., 2015) Vempati S.; Iqbal, T.; Afsheen, S.
    We report on a non-universal behavior of leaky surface plasmon waves on asymmetric (Si/Au/analyte of different height) 1D grating through numerical modelling. The occurrence of the leaky surface wave was maximized (suppressing the Fabry-Perot cavity mode), which can be identified in a reflection spectrum through characteristic minimum. Beyond a specific analyte height (h), new sets of surface waves emerge, each bearing a unique reflection minimum. Furthermore, all of these minima depicted a red-shift before saturating at higher h values. This saturation is found to be non-universal despite the close association with their origin (being leaky surface waves). This behavior is attributed to the fundamental nature and the origin of the each set. Additionally, all of the surface wave modes co-exit at relatively higher h values. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
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    Nonequilibrium fractional Hall response after a topological quench
    (American Physical Society, 2016) Ünal, F. N.; Mueller, E. J.; Oktel, M. O.
    We theoretically study the Hall response of a lattice system following a quench where the topology of a filled band is suddenly changed. In the limit where the physics is dominated by a single Dirac cone, we find that the change in the Hall conductivity is two-thirds of the quantum of conductivity. We explore this universal behavior in the Haldane model and discuss cold-atom experiments for its observation. Beyond the linear response, the Hall effect crosses over from fractional to integer values. We investigate finite-size effects and the role of harmonic confinement.