Universal non-Hermitian valley filtering via uniform dissipation
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| author | Yue, Sijie Xie, Wentao Shao, Kai Zou, Hong-yu Wang, Bingbing Sun, Hong-xiang Zhao, Y. X. Chen, Wei Xue, Haoran |
| author_facet | Yue, Sijie Xie, Wentao Shao, Kai Zou, Hong-yu Wang, Bingbing Sun, Hong-xiang Zhao, Y. X. Chen, Wei Xue, Haoran |
| contents | Valley, as a ubiquitous degree of freedom in lattices, has found wide applications in both electronic and classical-wave devices in recent years. However, achieving valley-polarized states, a prerequisite for valley-based operations, still remains challenging. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a universal non-Hermitian mechanism for valley filtering using only uniform background dissipation, which creates a propagation length contrast between valleys through their intrinsic group velocity differences. We implement this concept in an acoustic crystal, observing switchable and robust valley polarization of sound through large-scale field mapping. Remarkably, our approach is solely based on uniform loss, without the need for any special lattice structures, tailored excitations, or external fields. We further provide designs of our non-Hermitian valley filter on photonic and electronic platforms. Our results offer a simple and effective solution to valley-polarized state generation and may advance the development of novel valley-based devices in both classical and quantum regimes. |
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| spellingShingle | Universal non-Hermitian valley filtering via uniform dissipation Yue, Sijie Xie, Wentao Shao, Kai Zou, Hong-yu Wang, Bingbing Sun, Hong-xiang Zhao, Y. X. Chen, Wei Xue, Haoran Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Optics Valley, as a ubiquitous degree of freedom in lattices, has found wide applications in both electronic and classical-wave devices in recent years. However, achieving valley-polarized states, a prerequisite for valley-based operations, still remains challenging. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a universal non-Hermitian mechanism for valley filtering using only uniform background dissipation, which creates a propagation length contrast between valleys through their intrinsic group velocity differences. We implement this concept in an acoustic crystal, observing switchable and robust valley polarization of sound through large-scale field mapping. Remarkably, our approach is solely based on uniform loss, without the need for any special lattice structures, tailored excitations, or external fields. We further provide designs of our non-Hermitian valley filter on photonic and electronic platforms. Our results offer a simple and effective solution to valley-polarized state generation and may advance the development of novel valley-based devices in both classical and quantum regimes. |
| title | Universal non-Hermitian valley filtering via uniform dissipation |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19588 |