Nonuniform pseudo-magnetic fields in photonic crystals

Bin Yang; Xiaopeng Shen; Liwei Shi; Yuting Yang; Zhi Hong Hang

doi:10.1117/1.APN.3.2.026011

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 3, Issue 2, 026011(2024)

Nonuniform pseudo-magnetic fields in photonic crystals

Bin Yang¹, Xiaopeng Shen¹, Liwei Shi¹, Yuting Yang^1,2、*, and Zhi Hong Hang^3,4

Author Affiliations

¹China University of Mining and Technology, School of Materials and Physics, Xuzhou, China

²Southeast University, State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Nanjing, China

³Soochow University, School of Physical Science and Technology and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Suzhou, China

⁴Soochow University, Institute for Advanced Study, Suzhou, China

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Jan. 2, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 27, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 19, 2024

The Author Email: Yang Yuting (yangyt@cumt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.3.2.026011

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