Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER
Volume 30, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/aaab24
Keywords
surface plasmon polaritons; topological photonics; metamaterials; magnetized plasmas; leaky waves; nonreciprocity
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- National Science Foundation [1741694]
- Emerging Frontiers & Multidisciplinary Activities
- Directorate For Engineering [1741694] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We investigate topologically-protected unidirectional leaky waves on magnetized plasmonic structures acting as homogeneous photonic topological insulators. Our theoretical analyses and numerical experiments aim at unveiling the general properties of these exotic surface waves, and their nonreciprocal and topological nature. In particular, we study the behavior of topological leaky modes in stratified structures composed of a magnetized plasma at the interface with isotropic conventional media, and we show how to engineer their propagation and radiation properties, leading to topologically-protected backscattering-immune wave propagation, and highly directive and tunable radiation. Taking advantage of the non-trivial topological properties of these leaky modes, we also theoretically demonstrate advanced functionalities, including arbitrary re-routing of leaky waves on the surface of bodies with complex shapes, as well as the realization of topological leaky-wave (nano) antennas with isolated channels of radiation that are completely independent and separately tunable. Our findings help shedding light on the behavior of topologically-protected modes in open wave-guiding structures, and may open intriguing directions for future antenna generations based on topological structures, at microwaves and optical frequencies.
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