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Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 9, 1075(2019)

Switchable slow light rainbow trapping and releasing in strongly coupling topological photonic systems

Jianfeng Chen^1、†, Wenyao Liang^1、†, and Zhi-Yuan Li^*

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School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: May. 6, 2019

Accepted: Jul. 25, 2019

Published Online: Aug. 26, 2019

The Author Email: Zhi-Yuan Li (phzyli@scut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.001075

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