2 September 2022 Coding photonic paths based on valley-protected topological phonic crystal
Yun-Tuan Fang, Jia-Chen Liu
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Abstract

To achieve a flexible and reconfigurable topological edge state waveguide, we construct a valley photonic crystal (VPC) with liquid crystal filled rods. The permittivity of the two inequivalent rods in a unit is determined through the external voltage, which leads to a VPC with different valley topological phases. The external voltage is controlled by the codes of “0” and “1” on a control panel. Through programming the codes, arbitrary paths of topological edge states are achieved. The results were demonstrated by field propagation simulations.

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Yun-Tuan Fang and Jia-Chen Liu "Coding photonic paths based on valley-protected topological phonic crystal," Journal of Nanophotonics 16(3), 036009 (2 September 2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.16.036009
Received: 6 April 2022; Accepted: 12 August 2022; Published: 2 September 2022
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KEYWORDS
Photonic crystals

Liquid crystals

Crystals

Waveguides

Refractive index

Computer programming

Modulation

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