Photonic van der Waals integration from 2D materials to 3D nanomembranes

Y Meng, J Feng, S Han, Z Xu, W Mao, T Zhang… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The integration of functional nanomaterials and heterostructures with photonic architectures
has laid the foundation for important photonic and optoelectronic applications. The advent of …

Non-Hermitian optics and photonics: from classical to quantum

C Wang, Z Fu, W Mao, J Qie, AD Stone… - Advances in Optics and …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Non-Hermitian optics is a burgeoning field at the intersection of quantum physics,
electrodynamics, and nanophotonics. It provides a new perspective of the role of gain and …

Extended topological valley-locked surface acoustic waves

JQ Wang, ZD Zhang, SY Yu, H Ge, KF Liu, T Wu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Stable and efficient guided waves are essential for information transmission and processing.
Recently, topological valley-contrasting materials in condensed matter systems have been …

On‐chip integrated waveguide amplifiers on erbium‐doped thin‐film lithium niobate on insulator

J Zhou, Y Liang, Z Liu, W Chu, H Zhang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
On‐chip light amplification with integrated optical waveguide fabricated on erbium‐doped
thin‐film lithium niobate on insulator (TFLNOI) is demonstrated using the photolithography …

Fully integrated parity–time-symmetric electronics

W Cao, C Wang, W Chen, S Hu, H Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Harnessing parity–time symmetry with balanced gain and loss profiles has created a variety
of opportunities in electronics from wireless energy transfer to telemetry sensing and …

Resonant second-harmonic generation as a probe of quantum geometry

P Bhalla, K Das, D Culcer, A Agarwal - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Nonlinear responses are actively studied as probes of topology and band geometric
properties of solids. Here, we show that second harmonic generation serves as a probe of …

Acoustic resonances in non-Hermitian open systems

L Huang, S Huang, C Shen, S Yves… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Acoustic resonances in open systems, which are usually associated with resonant modes
characterized by complex eigenfrequencies, play a fundamental role in manipulating …

Riemann-encircling exceptional points for efficient asymmetric polarization-locked devices

A Li, W Chen, H Wei, G Lu, A Alù, CW Qiu, L Chen - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Dynamically encircling exceptional points (EPs) have unveiled intriguing chiral dynamics in
photonics. However, the traditional approach based on an open manifold of Hamiltonian …

Stochastic exceptional points for noise-assisted sensing

Z Li, C Li, Z Xiong, G Xu, YR Wang, X Tian, X Yang… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Noise is a fundamental challenge for sensors deployed in daily environments for ambient
sensing, health monitoring, and wireless networking. Current strategies for noise mitigation …

Highly efficient acousto-optic modulation using nonsuspended thin-film lithium niobate-chalcogenide hybrid waveguides

L Wan, Z Yang, W Zhou, M Wen, T Feng… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
A highly efficient on-chip acousto-optic modulator is as a key component and occupies an
exceptional position in microwave-to-optical conversion. Homogeneous thin-film lithium …