Observation of unidirectional backscattering-immune topological electromagnetic states

Nature

Volumn 461, Issue 7265, 2009, Pages 772-775

  Wang, Zheng ^a   Chong, Yidong ^a,b   Joannopoulos, J D ^a   Soljačić, Marin ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITE;

BACKSCATTER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; ELECTRON; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OPTICAL THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70349928588     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08293     Document Type: Article

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