• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 1, 013602 (2025)
Guangfan Liu1, Shuai Deng1, Sen Hong1, Qiongxiong Ma2,*..., Chengping Yin1,3,** and Kunyuan Xu1,3,***|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Atomic and Subatomic Structure and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Structure and Fundamental Interactions of Matter, School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 2Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202523.013602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Guangfan Liu, Shuai Deng, Sen Hong, Qiongxiong Ma, Chengping Yin, Kunyuan Xu, "Dynamical tuning multifunctional and nonreciprocal polarization conversion by twisting twin Weyl-semimetal layers," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 013602 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Recently, polarization conversion based on the equivalent magnetic field of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) has gained significant attention. Based on a twin WSM-layer structure, we transplant the concept of twist from Twistronics to obtain a dynamically tunable polarization converter with multifunctions and nonreciprocity. One-way conversion of linear polarization to its orthogonal state can be obtained and tuned by twisting the converter. Moreover, nonreciprocal conversion from linear polarization to elliptical polarization (with ellipticity linearly tuned from -1 to 1 by twisting the converter) in one way and to quasi-linear polarization in the other way can be obtained. Calculations show that the converter achieves 95% efficiency, high optical isolation (100 dB), and low insertion loss (<2 dB). The proposal may find applications in tunable and nonreciprocal devices for integrated photonics.
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    Guangfan Liu, Shuai Deng, Sen Hong, Qiongxiong Ma, Chengping Yin, Kunyuan Xu, "Dynamical tuning multifunctional and nonreciprocal polarization conversion by twisting twin Weyl-semimetal layers," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 013602 (2025)
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