Unidirectional and topological surface plasmon polaritons are currently attracting substantial interest and intense debate. Realistic material models and energy conservation considerations are essential to correctly understand extreme wave effects in non-reciprocal plasmonics, and to assess their potential for novel devices.
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I acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) with grant no. 1741694, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research with grant no. FA9550-19-1-0043. I would like to thank S. Ali Hassani Gangaraj from Cornell University and J. Khurgin from Johns Hopkins University for useful discussions during the preparation of this manuscript.
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Monticone, F. A truly one-way lane for surface plasmon polaritons. Nat. Photonics 14, 461–465 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0662-5
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