Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 19, 1913001(2021)

Unidirectional Wave Guide Based on Valley Hall Effect in Optical Communication Band

Xuemei Li1,2, Mingda Zhang1,2,3、*, Xiaodong Zhu1,2, Yibiao Yang1,2, Hongming Fei1,2, Binzhao Cao1,2, Xin Liu1,2, and Yamin Zhang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30024, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30024, China
  • 3Center for Joint Quantum Studies, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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    Xuemei Li, Mingda Zhang, Xiaodong Zhu, Yibiao Yang, Hongming Fei, Binzhao Cao, Xin Liu, Yamin Zhang. Unidirectional Wave Guide Based on Valley Hall Effect in Optical Communication Band[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(19): 1913001

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    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Feb. 8, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 29, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhang Mingda (zhangmingda@tyut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.1913001

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