A terahertz-bandwidth non-magnetic isolator

Haotian Cheng; Yishu Zhou; Freek Ruesink; Margaret Pavlovich; Shai Gertler; Andrew L. Starbuck; Andrew J. Leenheer; Andrew T. Pomerene; Douglas C. Trotter; Christina Dallo; Matthew Boady; Katherine M. Musick; Michael Gehl; Ashok Kodigala; Matt Eichenfield; Anthony L. Lentine; Nils T. Otterstrom; Peter T. Rakich

doi:10.1038/s41566-025-01663-8

journal article Apr 15, 2025

A terahertz-bandwidth non-magnetic isolator

Haotian Cheng

Andrew L. Starbuck Andrew J. Leenheer

Andrew T. Pomerene

Douglas C. Trotter Christina Dallo Matthew Boady Katherine M. Musick Michael Gehl

Ashok Kodigala Matt Eichenfield Anthony L. Lentine Nils T. Otterstrom

Peter T. Rakich

Nature Photonics Vol. 19 No. 5 pp. 533-539 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Apr 15, 2025
Vol/Issue: 19(5)
Pages: 533-539
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Yale University

Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 Hubei China

Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.

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National Science Foundation Award: 2137740

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Haotian Cheng, Yishu Zhou, Freek Ruesink, et al. (2025). A terahertz-bandwidth non-magnetic isolator. Nature Photonics, 19(5), 533-539. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01663-8

A terahertz-bandwidth non-magnetic isolator

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