Synthetic dimension in photonics

L Yuan, Q Lin, M **ao, S Fan - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The physics of a photonic structure is commonly described in terms of its apparent geometric
dimensionality. On the other hand, with the concept of synthetic dimension, it is in fact …

Topological photonics in synthetic dimensions

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 …

Generating arbitrary topological windings of a non-Hermitian band

K Wang, A Dutt, KY Yang, CC Wojcik, J Vučković… - Science, 2021 - science.org
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 …

Sideband-free space–time-coding metasurface antennas

GB Wu, JY Dai, Q Cheng, TJ Cui, CH Chan - Nature electronics, 2022 - nature.com
Applications such as microwave wireless communications, optical light fidelity, and light
detection and ranging systems require advanced interfaces that can couple guided waves …

A single photonic cavity with two independent physical synthetic dimensions

A Dutt, Q Lin, L Yuan, M Minkov, M **ao, S Fan - Science, 2020 - science.org
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 …

Efficient nonreciprocal mode transitions in spatiotemporally modulated acoustic metamaterials

Z Chen, Y Peng, H Li, J Liu, Y Ding, B Liang, XF Zhu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
In linear, lossless, time-invariant, and nonbiased acoustic systems, mode transitions are time
reversible, consistent with Lorentz reciprocity and implying a strict symmetry in space-time …

Two-dimensional non-Hermitian skin effect in a synthetic photonic lattice

Y Song, W Liu, L Zheng, Y Zhang, B Wang, P Lu - Physical Review Applied, 2020 - APS
Non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) has led to interesting physics and sophisticated
applications beyond the conventional framework. However, NHSE studies have been limited …

Giant atoms in a synthetic frequency dimension

L Du, Y Zhang, JH Wu, AF Kockum, Y Li - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Giant atoms that interact with real-space waveguides at multiple spatial points have attracted
extensive attention due to their unique interference effects. Here we propose a feasible …

Synthetic frequency dimensions in dynamically modulated ring resonators

L Yuan, A Dutt, S Fan - APL Photonics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The concept of synthetic dimensions in photonics has attracted rapidly growing interest in
the past few years. Among a variety of photonic systems, the ring resonator system under …

Unraveling the non-Hermitian skin effect in dissipative systems

S Longhi - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
The non-Hermitian skin effect, ie, eigenstate condensation at the edges in lattices with open
boundaries, is an exotic manifestation of non-Hermitian systems. In Bloch theory, an …