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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 10, 2793(2025)

Dual-channel Dirac-vortex topological cavity in hexagon photonic crystal

Siqi Chang¹, Xiaomei Gao^1,2、*, Zhiyang Xu¹, Xiaoyu Shi¹, and Tianrui Zhai^1,3、*

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¹School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China

²e-mail: xmgao@bjut.edu.cn

³e-mail: trzhai@bjut.edu.cn

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Paper Information

Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

Received: Apr. 23, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 14, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 10, 2025

The Author Email: Xiaomei Gao (xmgao@bjut.edu.cn), Tianrui Zhai (trzhai@bjut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.565623

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.565623

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