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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Interface Topology Driven Loss Minimization in Integrated Photonics: THz Ultrahigh-Q Cavities and Waveguides.

Zhonglei Shen, Yi Ji Tan, Wenhao Wang, Thomas Caiwei Tan, Ruqiang Yan, Liuyang Zhang, Ranjan Singh

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhonglei ShenDivision of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
Yi Ji TanDivision of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
Wenhao WangDivision of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
Thomas Caiwei TanDivision of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore.
Ruqiang YanSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710049, P. R. China.
Liuyang ZhangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710049, P. R. China.
Ranjan SinghDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-7428

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 11913224000045National Natural Science Foundation of China 52175115National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore NRF-CRP23-2019-0005National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore NRF-MSG-2023-0002
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Abstract

Compact, robust, and ultralow-loss on-chip photonic devices are essential for densely integrated photonic chips. Conventional designs struggle to achieve these properties due to their inherent trade-offs among compactness, robustness, and low loss. Topological valley photonic crystals (VPCs) offer a promising solution, as their valley-vortex-protected edge states are capable of robustly guiding light through sharp bends and structural perturbations with negligible loss. Notably, exhaustive control over all loss channels is crucial for minimizing undesired losses. However, the intrinsic loss mechanisms in valley edge states remain largely unexplored, severely limiting their full potential. Here, we unveil that radiation is the dominant loss mechanism in valley edge states and propose a new methodology of interface topology driven bandgap and wavevector engineering to thoroughly suppress their radiation losses in chip-scale waveguides and cavities. The methodology minimizes the radiation losses of topological cavities by ≈10

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heterogeneous interfacesinterface topology engineeringon‐chip topological cavityradiation lossterahertz topological photonic integrated circuitsultrahigh Q‐factorultralow‐loss waveguides

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