• DocumentCode
    1770142
  • Title

    How to guide light around sharp corners: Topologically protected surface waves without magnetic field

  • Author

    Ma, Tan ; Khanikaev, Alexander B. ; Mousavi, S. Hassan ; Shvets, Gennady

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a new design of bi-anisotropic meta-waveguide exhibiting topologically protected edge mode which can be guided around sharp corners without external magnetic field. The geometry is very simple and easy to be experimentally implemented.
  • Keywords
    anisotropic media; optical design techniques; optical metamaterials; optical waveguides; bi-anisotropic meta-waveguide design; light; sharp corners; topologically protected edge mode; topologically protected surface waves; waveguide geometry; Couplings; Educational institutions; Magnetic fields; Materials; Metals; Photonic crystals; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988762