Abstract
Photonic topological insulators with robust boundary states can enable great applications for optical communication and quantum emission, such as unidirectional waveguide and single-mode laser. However, because of the diffraction limit of light, the physical insight of topological resonance remains unexplored in detail, like the dark line that exists with the crystalline symmetry-protected topological edge state. Here, we experimentally observe the dark line of the<italic>Z</italic><sub>2</sub> photonic topological insulator in the visible range by photoluminescence and specify its location by cathodoluminescence characterization, and elucidate its mechanism with the p-d orbital electromagnetic field distribution which calculated by numerical simulation. Our investigation provides a deeper understanding of<italic>Z</italic><sub>2</sub> topological edge states and may have great significance to the design of future on-chip topological devices.
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