Robust Multiplexing with Topolectrical Higher-Order Chern Insulators
Xiang Ni, Zhicheng Xiao, Alexander B. Khanikaev, Andrea Alù
Abstract
We explore an implementation of a higher-order Chern insulator in a topolectrical circuit as a platform to implement robust signal multiplexing. By utilizing basic circuit layouts that realize the required complex hopping between neighboring lattice sites, we demonstrate different topological phases in a three-dimensional topolectrical circuit, including a Wannier-based Chern insulator and a crystalline topological phase. The topological chiral hinge states supported by the circuit are nonreciprocal and avoid propagation to the hinge opposite the excitation. Such an unusual response can be explained in terms of a synthetic gauge field of the circuit lattice, enabling multiplexing inherently robust to defects.