Three-dimensional photonic topological insulators go unbounded

Subjects Electrical and electronic engineeringOther photonics Three-dimensional all-dielectric photonic topological insulators are experimentally shown to control far-field emission via the pseudo-spin degree of freedom. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Illustration of spin-controlled far-field emission from a 3D photonic topological insulator. ReferencesHaldane, F. D. M. & Raghu, S. Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 013904 (2008).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Wang, Z., Chong, Y., Joannopoulos, J. D. & Soljačić, M. Nature 461, 772–775 (2009).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Rechtsman, M. C. et al. Nature 496, 196–200 (2013).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Hafezi, M., Mittal, S., Fan, J., Migdall, A. & Taylor, J. M. Nat. Photon. 7, 1001–1005 (2013).Article CAS Google Scholar Khanikaev, A. et al. Nat. Mater. 12, 233–239 (2013).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Slobozhanyuk, A. et al. Nat. Photon. 11, 130–136 (2017).Article CAS Google Scholar Zhirihin, D. V. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02488-8 (2026).Article PubMed Google Scholar Yin, X. et al. Nature 580, 467–471 (2020).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Fu, L., Kane, C. L. & Mele, E. J. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 106803 (2007).Article PubMed Google Scholar Yang, Y. et al. Nature 565, 622–626 (2019).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Lustig, E. et al. Nature 609, 931–935 (2022).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsSolid State Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelEran LustigAndrew and Erna Viterbi Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelEran LustigAuthorsEran LustigView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Eran Lustig.Ethics declarations Competing interests The author declares no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleLustig, E. Three-dimensional photonic topological insulators go unbounded. Nat. Mater. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02559-wDownload citationPublished: 20 March 2026Version of record: 20 March 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02559-wShare this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Helical metasurfaces based on topological surface states in three-dimensional photonic topological insulators Dmitry V. ZhirihinMikhail S. SidorenkoAlexey P.

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