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Topological valley kink states have become a significant research frontier with considerable intriguing applications such as robust on-chip communications and topological lasers. Unlike guided modes with adjustable widths in most…
Terahertz waves offer a profound platform for next-generation sensing, imaging, and information communications. However, all conventional terahertz components and systems suffer from a bulky design, sensitivity to imperfections, and…
Terahertz (THz) communication systems hold immense potential for high-speed data transfer across various domains yet face challenges due to directionality constraints because of free space path loss. To address this, directional beams are…
The ever-growing demand for ultra-high data rates, massive connectivity, and joint communication-sensing capabilities in future wireless networks is driving research into sub-terahertz (sub-THz) communications. While these frequency bands…
Waveguides are fundamental components in communication systems. However, they suffer from reflection and scattering losses at sharp routes or defects. The breakthrough in developing topological photonic crystals (PhCs) provides promising…
Topological photonics offers transformative potential for robust integrated waveguide devices due to their backscattering-immune properties. However, their integration faces two fundamental challenges: mode symmetry mismatch with…
Future wireless systems are envisioned to utilize the large spectra available at THz bands for wireless communications. Extremely massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas can be costly and power inefficient for wideband THz…
The computing speeds in modern multi-core processors and big data servers are no longer limited by the on-chip transistor density that doubles every two years following the Moores law, but are limited by the on-chip data communication…
A low cross-polarization periodic-slotted ridged substrate-integrated waveguide (RSIW) leaky wave antenna (LWA) array is presented. Parametric constraints of the structure were investigated to realize a periodic leaky wave antenna (PLWA)…
Active topological photonic systems enable robust light control and new pathways for semiconductor lasing. However, their intrinsically non-Hermitian nature, combining gain, radiation leakage, and material loss, makes the underlying physics…
Leaky-wave antennas (LWAs) are widely used as single-point-fed linear antenna arrays. The extension of LWAs to 2D implies that they can be used as single-point-fed 2D antenna arrays without requiring a complex feeding network. However,…
This paper focuses on the spatial-spectral terahertz (THz) networks, where transmitters equipped with leaky-wave antennas send information to their receivers at the THz frequency bands. As a directional and nearly planar antenna, the…
The exploration of binary valley degree of freedom in topological photonic systems has inspired many intriguing optical phenomena such as photonic Hall effect, robust delay lines, and perfect out-coupling refraction. In this work, we…
An analog, low-profile and shielded spectrum analyzer is proposed for operation at mm-wave frequencies around the 60 GHz band based on a novel side-fire Leaky-Wave Antenna (LWA) configuration. The proposed side-fire periodic LWA is…
Amplitude-modulated (AM) leaky-wave antenna (LWA), a concept following amplitude modulation technique from classical communications theory, is a promising structure that enables transforming traveling wave into the radiating wave. In this…
A domain wall separating two different topological phases of the same crystal can support the propagation of backscattering-immune guided waves. In valley-Hall and quantum-Hall crystal waveguides, this property stems from symmetry…
The paper demonstrates that double unit-cell asymmetry in periodic leaky-wave antennas (P-LWAs), i.e. asymmetry with respect to both the longitudinal and transversal axes of the structure -- or longitudinal asymmetry (LA) and transversal…
Nonreciprocity, which denotes the asymmetric or even unidirectional transmission of light, constitutes the cornerstone of modern photonic circuits. In the realm of photonic devices, it has been widely utilized in isolators, circulators and…
Topology-linked binary degrees of freedom of guided waves have been used to expand the channel capacity of and to ensure robust transmission through photonic waveguides. However, selectively exciting optical modes associated with the…
Topological lasers based on topologically protected edge states offer unique features and enhanced robustness of operation in comparison with conventional lasers, even in the presence of disorder, edge deformation, and localized defects.…