Applications of bound states in the continuum in photonics

M Kang, T Liu, CT Chan, M Xiao - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have attracted attention in photonics owing to their
interesting properties. For example, BICs can effectively confine light in a counterintuitive …

Diffusion metamaterials

Z Zhang, L Xu, T Qu, M Lei, ZK Lin, X Ouyang… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Diffusion and wave propagation are both fundamental transport mechanisms, but they have
intrinsically different dynamics, governing equations, and applications. Over the past …

Controlling mass and energy diffusion with metamaterials

F Yang, Z Zhang, L Xu, Z Liu, P Jin, P Zhuang… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024 - APS
Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …

Topological metamaterials

X Ni, S Yves, A Krasnok, A Alu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The topological properties of an object, associated with an integer called the topological
invariant, are global features that cannot change continuously but only through abrupt …

Nonlinear second-order photonic topological insulators

MS Kirsch, Y Zhang, M Kremer, LJ Maczewsky… - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Higher-order topological insulators are a novel topological phase beyond the framework of
conventional bulk–boundary correspondence,. In these peculiar systems, the topologically …

Non-Hermitian topological phase transitions controlled by nonlinearity

T Dai, Y Ao, J Mao, Y Yang, Y Zheng, C Zhai, Y Li… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Manipulating topological invariants is possible by modifying the global properties of optical
devices to alter their band structures. This could be achieved by statically altering devices or …

Higher-order topological polariton corner state lasing

J Wu, S Ghosh, Y Gan, Y Shi, S Mandal, H Sun… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Unlike conventional laser, the topological laser is able to emit coherent light robustly against
disorders and defects because of its nontrivial band topology. As a promising platform for …

Novel Color Converters for High Brightness Laser‐Driven Projection Display: Transparent Ceramics–Glass Ceramics Film Composite

S Liao, S Jin, T Pang, S Lin, Y Zheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Laser‐driven projection display puts forward urgent demand for color converter materials to
simultaneously achieve balanced‐spectrum properties and strong heat dissipation. Herein …

Recent advances and perspective of photonic bound states in the continuum

G Xu, H Xing, Z Xue, D Lu, J Fan, J Fan, PP Shum… - Ultrafast …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Recent advancements in photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) have opened up
exciting new possibilities for the design of optoelectronic devices with improved …

Realization of photonic p-orbital higher-order topological insulators

Y Zhang, D Bongiovanni, Z Wang, X Wang, S Xia, Z Hu… - Elight, 2023 - Springer
The orbital degrees of freedom play a pivotal role in understanding fundamental
phenomena in solid-state materials as well as exotic quantum states of matter including …