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Chinese Optics Letters
Vol. 22, Issue 2, 023902 (2024)

Highly efficient conversion from classical guided waves to topological chiral edge states | Editors' Pick

Jianfei Han¹, Feng Liang^1、*, Yulin Zhao¹, Xiao Ding¹, Xiangru Wang^2、**, Deshuang Zhao¹, and Bing-Zhong Wang¹

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¹School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China

²School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China

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Jianfei Han, Feng Liang, Yulin Zhao, Xiao Ding, Xiangru Wang, Deshuang Zhao, Bing-Zhong Wang. Highly efficient conversion from classical guided waves to topological chiral edge states[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(2): 023902 Copy Citation Text

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Jianfei Han, Feng Liang, Yulin Zhao, Xiao Ding, Xiangru Wang, Deshuang Zhao, Bing-Zhong Wang. Highly efficient conversion from classical guided waves to topological chiral edge states[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(2): 023902

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