Realization of exceptional points along a synthetic orbital angular momentum dimension

M Yang, HQ Zhang, YW Liao, ZH Liu, ZW Zhou… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Exceptional points (EPs), at which more than one eigenvalue and eigenvector coalesce, are
unique spectral features of non-Hermiticity (NH) systems. They exist widely in open systems …

Simulating topological materials with photonic synthetic dimensions in cavities

M Yang, JS Xu, CF Li, GC Guo - Quantum Frontiers, 2022 - Springer
Photons play essential roles in fundamental physics and practical technologies. They have
become one of the attractive informaiton carriers for quantum computation and quantum …

Structured light laser based on intra-cavity modulation

P Guo, S Wang - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Structured light fields carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have been widely studied,
and a variety of applications have been found. The exploration of the generation of the …

On-demand orbital angular momentum comb from a digital laser

ZC Ren, L Fan, ZM Cheng, ZF Liu, YC Lou, SY Huang… - Optica, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Photonic orbital angular momentum (OAM) carried by phase-structured vortex light is an
important and promising resource for the ever-increasing demand towards high-capacity …

Topological band structure via twisted photons in a degenerate cavity

M Yang, HQ Zhang, YW Liao, ZH Liu, ZW Zhou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Synthetic dimensions based on particles' internal degrees of freedom, such as frequency,
spatial modes and arrival time, have attracted significant attention. They offer ideal large …

Weyl semimetal phases and implementation in degenerate optical cavities

BY Sun, XW Luo, M Gong, GC Guo, ZW Zhou - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
We propose a scheme for simulating the behaviors of Weyl semimetals by using a two-
dimensional array of degenerate optical cavities. To simplify such a three-dimensional …

The frequency degeneracy range of transverse mode in an off-axis end-pumped solid-state lasers

J Li, S Song, G Huang, P Zhou, Z Jiang, P **e, W Liao… - Applied Physics B, 2024 - Springer
In this work, the degenerate phenomena of transverse mode's frequency in an off-axis end-
pumped solid-state lasers was researched based on a semi-confocal cavity. When the off …

Experimental implementation of a degenerate optical resonator supporting more than 46 Laguerre-Gaussian modes

ZD Cheng, Q Li, ZH Liu, FF Yan, S Yu, JS Tang… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Great efforts have been made to investigate photon's orbital angular momentum (OAM) due
to its comprehensive applications ranging from micro-manipulation to biosciences. Recently …

Exploring the frequency degenerate range of the three-dimensional structured lights in selectively end-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

J Li, G Huang, P **e, P Zhou, R Liu, J Huang, S Pan… - Optics …, 2025 - opg.optica.org
Three-dimensional (3D) structured light is a complex form of structured light characterized by
ray-wave duality. The principle for generating 3D structured laser transverse modes has …

Flexible degenerate cavity with ellipsoidal mirrors

ZD Cheng, ZH Liu, Q Li, ZW Zhou, JS Xu, CF Li… - Optics Letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Here we present a design of a traveling-wave optical cavity containing four identical
ellipsoidal mirrors arranged in a square. The cavity proves to support more than 21 Laguerre …