• 文献标题:   Observing flat wavefront formation with diffusive transport in microwave graphene with topological insulator protected edges
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WEN ED, YANG XZ, SIEVENPIPER DF
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1063/5.0046588
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

The Dirac singularity in 2D graphene structures theoretically allows pseudo-diffusive transport of photons or phonons, under which condition the energy propagates omnidirectionally, while a constant phase velocity is automatically guaranteed, enabling the formation of a uniform wavefront with a large beam aperture. Although similar phase-reconstruction effects were discussed for phononic graphene, none reported observing or taking advantage of the similar effect in microwave/photonic graphene. The challenge lies in the bulk edges where evanescent Bloch states emerge and interfere with the desired propagating Bloch state. We find that by adopting valley-constrained photonic topological insulator (PTI) protected borders and PTI waveguide, the proper modes are preserved, and we are able to experimentally observe the uniform wavefront generated in an all-dielectric microwave graphene bulk within a few wavelengths. This practically provides a possibility of developing low-profile devices with high directivity such as PTI horns or lenses.