Abstract

We propose a mechanism to achieve the group velocity control of bifurcation light via an imaginary coupling effect in the non-reciprocal lattice. The physical model is composed of two-layer photonic lattices with non-reciprocal coupling in each unit cell, which can support a real energy spectrum with a pair of Dirac points due to the hermicity. Furthermore, we show that the systems experience topological phase transition at the Dirac points, allowing the existence of topological edge states on the left or right boundaries of respective lattice layers. By adjusting the imaginary coupling and the wave number, the group velocity of the light wave can be manipulated, and bifurcation light transmission can be achieved both at the Dirac points and the condition without the group velocity dispersion. Our work might guide the design of photonic directional couplers with group velocity control functions.

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