Far-field phonon coupling in valley metamaterial circuits
- Yao Huang
- Weitao Yuan
- Zhiwei Guo
- Qi Wang
- Yuxuan Zhang
- Yueting Zhou
- Yongdong Pan
- Jia Zhou
- Oliver B. Wright
- Zheng Zhong
- Jinfeng Zhao
2025-12-11
On-chip whispering-gallery-mode cavities enable versatile bosonic wave manipulation but typically rely on near-field evanescent coupling. Here we experimentally demonstrate broadband far-field phonon coupling in a valley metamaterial cavity integrated with a Dirac-cone waveguide—termed a “Dirac strip”. The far-field coupling is confirmed by transmission spectroscopy and spatiotemporal field mapping over distances up to approximately five wavelengths, enabling multiplexed, distance-robust coupling pathways that overcome near-field limitations. By combining near-field and far-field cavities on the same substrate, we achieve amplification and control of non-Hermitian dynamics through loss and distance modulation of sympathetic resonances, directly resolved via piezo-laser interferometry. This work establishes a scalable phononic platform for far-field coupling and paves the way for parallel topological wave processors.