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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 8, 2159(2025)

Continuously tunable topological negative refraction via a tailorable Bloch wavevector in momentum space Editors' Pick

Yidong Zheng1、†, Jianfeng Chen2,4、†, Zitao Ji1, and Zhi-Yuan Li1,3、*
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  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 4e-mail: jfchen@nus.edu.sg
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

    Received: Feb. 24, 2025

    Accepted: May. 4, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 25, 2025

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

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.560388

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.560388

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