Field programmable topological edge array

Xiaoxian He; Xiangru Wang; Yulin Zhao; Rusheng Zhuo; Feng Liang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.482956

Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 3, 476(2023)

Field programmable topological edge array

Xiaoxian He¹, Xiangru Wang^1、*, Yulin Zhao², Rusheng Zhuo¹, and Feng Liang²

¹School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China

²School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Dec. 8, 2022

Accepted: Jan. 16, 2023

Published Online: Feb. 28, 2023

The Author Email: Xiangru Wang (xiangruwang@uestc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.482956

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