Reprogrammable plasmonic topological insulators with ultrafast control

Jian Wei You; Qian Ma; Zhihao Lan; Qiang Xiao; Nicolae C. Panoiu; Tie Jun Cui

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25835-6

Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Reprogrammable plasmonic topological insulators with ultrafast control

Jian Wei You,
Qian Ma,
Zhihao Lan,
Qiang Xiao,
Nicolae C. Panoiu,
Tie Jun Cui

Affiliations

Jian Wei You: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London
Qian Ma: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves and Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University
Zhihao Lan: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London
Qiang Xiao: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves and Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University
Nicolae C. Panoiu: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London
Tie Jun Cui: State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves and Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25835-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The development of fast and dynamic topological photonic platforms is an ongoing challenge. Here, the authors demonstrate a reprogrammable plasmonic topological insulator in which ultrafast electric switches allow for nanosecond-level switching time between different configurations.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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