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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Topological Physics

    Background:

    • Slow-light systems are crucial for optical signal processing but suffer from signal distortion and scattering loss.
    • Topological photonic states offer robustness against disorder and backscattering.
    • Magneto-optical effects can be utilized to engineer photonic properties.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To realize a topological slow-light state with low group velocity and vanishing group velocity dispersion.
    • To investigate the interaction between co-propagating topological photonic states in a magneto-optical photonic crystal waveguide.
    • To address challenges of signal distortion and scattering loss in slow-light systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing strong interactions between two co-propagating topological photonic states.
    • Employing a magneto-optical photonic crystal waveguide.
    • Analyzing the energy flux transport exhibiting an eight-shaped flowing loop within waveguide unit cells.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved broadband pulse transport with a low group velocity (n_g=13.26).
    • Demonstrated a broad bandwidth (3.08% relative bandwidth) and a large normalized delay-bandwidth product (0.409).
    • Observed vanishing group velocity dispersion and robustness against backscattering.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed scheme successfully realizes a topological slow-light state with desirable properties.
    • The unique energy flux loop provides a mechanism for robust, low-loss slow light.
    • This work offers a new avenue for mitigating signal distortion and scattering loss in slow-light applications.