Self-assembled photonic cavities with atomic-scale confinement

AN Babar, TAS Weis, K Tsoukalas, S Kadkhodazadeh… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Despite tremendous progress in research on self-assembled nanotechnological building
blocks, such as macromolecules, nanowires and two-dimensional materials, synthetic self …

Broadband and fabrication-tolerant 3-dB couplers with topological valley edge modes

GJ Tang, XD Chen, L Sun, CH Guo, MY Li… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
dB couplers, which are commonly used in photonic integrated circuits for on-chip information
processing, precision measurement, and quantum computing, face challenges in achieving …

Quantum topological photonics with special focus on waveguide systems

J Gao, ZS Xu, Z Yang, V Zwiller, AW Elshaari - npj Nanophotonics, 2024 - nature.com
In the burgeoning field of quantum topological photonics, waveguide systems play a crucial
role. This perspective delves into the intricate interplay between photonic waveguides and …

Slow light topological photonics with counter-propagating waves and its active control on a chip

A Kumar, YJ Tan, N Navaratna, M Gupta… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Topological slow light exhibits potential to achieve stopped light by virtue of its widely known
robust and non-reciprocal behaviours. Conventional approach for achieving topological …

Topological phases of photonic crystals under crystalline symmetries

S Vaidya, A Ghorashi, T Christensen, MC Rechtsman… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Photonic crystals (PhCs) have emerged as a popular platform for realizing various
topological phases due to their flexibility and potential for device applications. In this article …

Terahertz integration platforms using substrateless all-silicon microstructures

D Headland, M Fujita, G Carpintero, T Nagatsuma… - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The absence of a suitable standard device platform for terahertz waves is currently a major
roadblock that is inhibiting the widespread adoption and exploitation of terahertz technology …

Topological metasurfaces

D Smirnova, S Kiriushechkina, A Vakulenko… - Optical Materials …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Topological photonics allows for the deterministic creation of electromagnetic modes of any
dimensionality lesser than that of the system. In the context of two-dimensional systems such …

[HTML][HTML] Topological on-chip lasers

Z Li, XW Luo, Q Gu - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A miniature on-chip laser is an essential component of photonic integrated circuits for a
plethora of applications, including optical communication and quantum information …

Terminal‐Matched Topological Photonic Substrate‐Integrated Waveguides and Antennas for Microwave Systems

Z Xu, X Sun, H Wu, Z Xiong, X Zhou, H Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In engineered photonic lattices, topological photonic (TP) modes present a promising
avenue for designing waveguides with suppressed backscattering. However, the integration …

Enhanced quantum emission from a topological Floquet resonance

S Afzal, TJ Zimmerling, M Rizvandi, M Taghavi… - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
Entanglement is a valuable resource in quantum information technologies. The practical
implementation of entangled photon sources faces obstacles from imperfections and defects …