• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 3, Issue 3, 036004 (2024)
Jiajun Ma1, Chunmei Ouyang1、*, Yuting Yang2、*, Xinyue Qian2, Li Niu1, Yi Liu1, Quan Xu1, Yanfeng Li1, Zhen Tian1, Jianqiang Gu1, Jiaguang Han1、3, and Weili Zhang4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Tianjin University, Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information and Technology, Tianjin, China
  • 2China University of Mining and Technology, School of Materials Science and Physics, Xuzhou, China
  • 3Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Processing, School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guilin, China
  • 4Oklahoma State University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.3.3.036004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jiajun Ma, Chunmei Ouyang, Yuting Yang, Xinyue Qian, Li Niu, Yi Liu, Quan Xu, Yanfeng Li, Zhen Tian, Jianqiang Gu, Jiaguang Han, Weili Zhang. Frequency-dependent selectively oriented edge state topological transport[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Valley topological photonic crystals (TPCs), which are robust against local disorders and structural defects, have attracted great research interest, from theoretical verification to technical applications. However, previous works mostly focused on the robustness of topologically protected edge states and little attention was paid to the importance of the photonic bandgaps (PBGs), which hinders the implementation of various multifrequency functional topological photonic devices. Here, by systematically studying the relationship between the degree of symmetry breaking and the working bandwidth of the edge states, we present spoof surface plasmon polariton valley TPCs with broadband edge states and engineered PBGs, where the operation frequency is easy to adjust. Furthermore, by connecting valley TPCs operating at different frequencies, a broadband multifunctional frequency-dependent topological photonic device with selectively directional light transmission is fabricated and experimentally demonstrated, achieving the functions of wavelength division multiplexing and add–drop multiplexing. We provide an effective and insightful method for building multi-frequency topological photonic devices.
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    Jiajun Ma, Chunmei Ouyang, Yuting Yang, Xinyue Qian, Li Niu, Yi Liu, Quan Xu, Yanfeng Li, Zhen Tian, Jianqiang Gu, Jiaguang Han, Weili Zhang. Frequency-dependent selectively oriented edge state topological transport[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036004
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