Possible realization of directional optical waveguides in photonic crystals with broken time-reversal symmetry

F. D.M. Haldane; S. Raghu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.013904

Possible realization of directional optical waveguides in photonic crystals with broken time-reversal symmetry

F. D.M. Haldane, S. Raghu

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We show how, in principle, to construct analogs of quantum Hall edge states in "photonic crystals" made with nonreciprocal (Faraday-effect) media. These form "one-way waveguides" that allow electromagnetic energy to flow in one direction only.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	013904
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	100
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.013904
State	Published - Jan 10 2008

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Possible realization of directional optical waveguides in photonic crystals with broken time-reversal symmetry

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