Exceptional points and non-Hermitian photonics at the nanoscale

A Li, H Wei, M Cotrufo, W Chen, S Mann, X Ni… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exceptional points (EPs) arising in non-Hermitian systems have led to a variety of intriguing
wave phenomena, and have been attracting increased interest in various physical platforms …

Topological photonic crystals: physics, designs, and applications

GJ Tang, XT He, FL Shi, JW Liu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research in topological photonics has not only proposed and realized novel
topological phenomena such as one‐way broadband propagation and robust transport of …

Phototunable chip-scale topological photonics: 160 Gbps waveguide and demultiplexer for THz 6G communication

A Kumar, M Gupta, P Pitchappa, N Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The revolutionary 5G cellular systems represent a breakthrough in the communication
network design to provide a single platform for enabling enhanced broadband …

Non-Hermitian morphing of topological modes

W Wang, X Wang, G Ma - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Topological modes (TMs) are usually localized at defects or boundaries of a much larger
topological lattice,. Recent studies of non-Hermitian band theories unveiled the non …

Observation of geometry-dependent skin effect in non-Hermitian phononic crystals with exceptional points

Q Zhou, J Wu, Z Pu, J Lu, X Huang, W Deng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exceptional points and skin effect, as the two distinct hallmark features unique to the non-
Hermitian physics, have each attracted enormous interests. Recent theoretical works reveal …

Highlighting photonics: looking into the next decade

Z Chen, M Segev - ELight, 2021 - Springer
Let there be light–to change the world we want to be! Over the past several decades, and
ever since the birth of the first laser, mankind has witnessed the development of the science …

Recent advances in 2D, 3D and higher-order topological photonics

M Kim, Z Jacob, J Rho - Light: Science & Applications, 2020 - nature.com
Over the past decade, topology has emerged as a major branch in broad areas of physics,
from atomic lattices to condensed matter. In particular, topology has received significant …

Topological-cavity surface-emitting laser

L Yang, G Li, X Gao, L Lu - Nature Photonics, 2022 - nature.com
Output power and beam quality are the two main bottlenecks for semiconductor lasers—the
favourite light sources in countless applications because of their compactness, high …

Nonlinear topological photonics

D Smirnova, D Leykam, Y Chong… - Applied Physics Reviews, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
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 …

Bulk–disclination correspondence in topological crystalline insulators

Y Liu, S Leung, FF Li, ZK Lin, X Tao, Y Poo, JH Jiang - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Most natural and artificial materials have crystalline structures from which abundant
topological phases emerge,,,,–. However, the bulk–edge correspondence—which has been …