Topological phenomena at defects in acoustic, photonic and solid-state lattices

ZK Lin, Q Wang, Y Liu, H Xue, B Zhang… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There are two prominent applications of the mathematical concept of topology to the physics
of materials: band topology, which classifies different topological insulators and semimetals …

Topological phononic metamaterials

W Zhu, W Deng, Y Liu, J Lu, HX Wang… - Reports on Progress …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The concept of topological energy bands and their manifestations have been demonstrated
in condensed matter systems as a fantastic paradigm toward unprecedented physical …

Electrically-pumped compact topological bulk lasers driven by band-inverted bound states in the continuum

S Han, J Cui, Y Chua, Y Zeng, L Hu, M Dai… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
One of the most exciting breakthroughs in physics is the concept of topology that was
recently introduced to photonics, achieving robust functionalities, as manifested in the …

Photonics for Neuromorphic Computing: Fundamentals, Devices, and Opportunities

R Li, Y Gong, H Huang, Y Zhou, S Mao… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
In the dynamic landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), two notable phenomena are
becoming predominant: the exponential growth of large AI model sizes and the explosion of …

Non-Abelian gauge field in optics

Q Yan, Z Wang, D Wang, R Ma, C Lu, G Ma… - Advances in Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Non-Abelian optics has emerged as a promising research field with the potential to
revolutionize our understanding of light–matter interactions and enable new applications in …

High brightness terahertz quantum cascade laser with near-diffraction-limited Gaussian beam

R Li, Y Xu, S Zhang, Y Ma, J Liu, B Zhou… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
High-power terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser, as an emerging THz solid-state
radiation source, is attracting attention for numerous applications including medicine …

Pseudo-spin switches and Aharonov-Bohm effect for topological boundary modes

Y Kawaguchi, D Smirnova, F Komissarenko… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Topological boundary modes in electronic and classical-wave systems exhibit fascinating
properties. In photonics, topological nature of boundary modes can make them robust and …

Topological metasurfaces

D Smirnova, S Kiriushechkina, A Vakulenko… - Optical Materials …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Topological photonics allows for the deterministic creation of electromagnetic modes of any
dimensionality lesser than that of the system. In the context of two-dimensional systems such …

Room-temperature continuous-wave topological Dirac-vortex microcavity lasers on silicon

J Ma, T Zhou, M Tang, H Li, Z Zhang, X **… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Robust laser sources are a fundamental building block for contemporary information
technologies. Originating from condensed-matter physics, the concept of topology has …

Investigation of unidirectional coupling of dipole emitters in valley photonic heterostructure waveguides

Q Zhang, X **ng, D Zou, Y Liu, B Mao, G Zhang… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Photonic heterostructure has recently become a promising platform to study topological
photonics with the introduction of mode width degree of freedom (DOF). However, there is …