• 文献标题:   Topological plasmonic modes in graphene-coated nanowire arrays
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MENG P, ZHAO D, ZHONG D, LIU WW
  • 作者关键词:   graphene waveguide, spp, topological edge mode
  • 出版物名称:   OPTICAL QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
  • ISSN:   0306-8919 EI 1572-817X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hubei Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11082-019-1867-z
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

We investigate the topological edge modes of surface plasmonic polaritons (SPPs) in a two-dimensional waveguide array composed of graphene-coated nanowires. The system experiences topological phase transition by tuning the inter-layer spacing between adjacent unit cells. The topological modes emerge at the edge of topological non-trivial nanowire arrays when the intra-layer spacing is larger than the inter-layer spacing. Thanks to the strong confinement of graphene SPPs, the modal wavelength of topological edge modes can be squeezed as small as 1/20 of incident wavelength. The study provides a promising approach to realizing robust light transport beyond diffraction limit.