Abstract Topological phases and their associated multiple edge states are studied by constructing a one-dimensional non-unitary multi-period quantum walk with parity-time symmetry. It is shown that large topological numbers can be obtained when choosing an appropriate time frame. The maximum value of the winding number can reach the number of periods in the one-step evolution operator. The validity of the bulk-edge correspondence is confirmed, while for an odd-period quantum walk and an even-period quantum walk, they have different configurations of the 0-energy edge state and π-energy edge state. On the boundary, two kinds of edge states always coexist in equal amount for the odd-period quantum walk, however three cases including equal amount, unequal amount or even only one type may occur for the even-period quantum walk.
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12004231).
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Zhi-Jian Li
E-mail: zjli@sxu.edu.cn
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Yali Jia(贾雅利) and Zhi-Jian Li(李志坚) High winding number of topological phase in non-unitary periodic quantum walk 2021 Chin. Phys. B 30 100301
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