Topological insulators is a rapidly depeloving field of condensed
matter physics. Such systems possess band gap in the bulk and special,
so-called topologically protected, edge or surface states.
Recently, a significant progress has been made in the study of the
topological edge states of photons in various structures. Their
specific feature is a robustness against a wide class of external
perturbations and disorder.
During this talk a short review will be presented along with new theoretical result: optical analogue of Kitaev's toy model for Majorana fermions in the chains of plasmonic nanoparticles.
During this talk a short review will be presented along with new theoretical result: optical analogue of Kitaev's toy model for Majorana fermions in the chains of plasmonic nanoparticles.