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 …
Abstract Effects connected with the mathematical theory of knots emerge in many areas of science, from physics, to biology. Recent theoretical work discovered that the braid group …
The nontrivial topological features in the energy band of non-Hermitian systems provide promising pathways to achieve robust physical behaviors in classical or quantum open …
Rapidly growing demands for fast information processing have launched a race for creating compact and highly efficient optical devices that can reliably transmit signals without losses …
C Lu, YZ Sun, C Wang, H Zhang, W Zhao, X Hu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The era of Big Data requires nanophotonic chips to have large information processing capacity. Multiple frequency on-chip nanophotonic devices are highly desirable …
The concept of synthetic dimensions has generated interest in many branches of science, ranging from ultracold atomic physics to photonics, as it provides a versatile platform for …
G Li, L Wang, R Ye, Y Zheng, DW Wang… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Measuring topological invariants is an essential task in characterizing topological phases of matter. They are usually obtained from the number of edge states due to the bulk-edge …
F Gao, X Xiang, YG Peng, X Ni, QL Sun, S Yves… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Topological phases of matter have attracted significant attention in recent years, due to the unusual robustness of their response to defects and disorder. Various research efforts have …
E Lustig, M Segev - Advances in Optics and Photonics, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Topological photonics is a new and rapidly growing field that deals with topological phases and topological insulators for light. Recently, the scope of these systems was expanded …