Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 5, 053901(2022)

Unidirectional electromagnetic windmill scattering in a magnetized gyromagnetic cylinder

Jianfeng Chen1, Jianbo Pan1, Yidong Zheng1, Wenyao Liang1, and Zhi-Yuan Li1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Microwave Photonics

    Received: Dec. 22, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 7, 2022

    Posted: Mar. 8, 2022

    Published Online: Apr. 12, 2022

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

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.053901

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