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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 6, 1105(2023)

Topological large-area one-way transmission in pseudospin-field-dependent waveguides using magneto-optical photonic crystals Editors' Pick

Xinyue Yu¹, Jianfeng Chen¹, Zhi-Yuan Li^1,2, and Wenyao Liang^1,2、*

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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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Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

Received: Feb. 9, 2023

Accepted: Apr. 13, 2023

Published Online: May. 29, 2023

The Author Email: Wenyao Liang (liangwenyao@scut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.487374

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