Figure 5. Topological robustness of acoustic edge modes.
(a) A one-way (counterclockwise) edge mode propagates along different cuts of the acoustic graphene lattice, and flows around deliberately introduced defect (top zigzag cut) without backscattering and formation of standing-wave patterns. (b) Excitation of a one-way (counterclockwise) edge mode and its propagation (top subplot) along an irregularly shaped domain wall created by the reversal of the Doppler bias (bottom subplot).