Non-reciprocal photonics based on time modulation

DL Sounas, A Alù - Nature Photonics, 2017 - nature.com
Reciprocity is a fundamental principle in optics, requiring that the response of a transmission
channel is symmetric when source and observation points are interchanged. It is of major …

Topological photonics

T Ozawa, HM Price, A Amo, N Goldman, M Hafezi… - Reviews of Modern …, 2019 - APS
Topological photonics is a rapidly emerging field of research in which geometrical and
topological ideas are exploited to design and control the behavior of light. Drawing …

Nonreciprocal quantum batteries

B Ahmadi, P Mazurek, P Horodecki, S Barzanjeh - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Nonreciprocity, arising from the breaking of time-reversal symmetry, has become a
fundamental tool in diverse quantum technology applications. It enables directional flow of …

Experimental realization of optomechanically induced non-reciprocity

Z Shen, YL Zhang, Y Chen, CL Zou, YF **ao, XB Zou… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Non-reciprocal devices, such as circulators and isolators, are indispensable components in
classical and quantum information processing in integrated photonic circuits. Aside from …

Emergence of hierarchical structural complexities in nanoparticles and their assembly

C Zeng, Y Chen, K Kirschbaum, KJ Lambright, R ** - Science, 2016 - science.org
We demonstrate that nanoparticle self-assembly can reach the same level of hierarchy,
complexity, and accuracy as biomolecules. The precise assembly structures of gold …

Nonreciprocal optomechanical entanglement against backscattering losses

YF Jiao, SD Zhang, YL Zhang, A Miranowicz… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We propose how to achieve nonreciprocal quantum entanglement of light and motion and
reveal its counterintuitive robustness against random losses. We find that by splitting the …

Nonreciprocal photon transmission and amplification via reservoir engineering

A Metelmann, AA Clerk - Physical Review X, 2015 - APS
We discuss a general method for constructing nonreciprocal, cavity-based photonic devices,
based on matching a given coherent interaction with its corresponding dissipative …

Imaging topological edge states in silicon photonics

M Hafezi, S Mittal, J Fan, A Migdall, JM Taylor - Nature Photonics, 2013 - nature.com
Topological features—global properties not discernible locally—emerge in systems ranging
from liquid crystals to magnets to fractional quantum Hall systems. A deeper understanding …

Magnetic-free non-reciprocity and isolation based on parametrically modulated coupled-resonator loops

NA Estep, DL Sounas, J Soric, A Alu - Nature Physics, 2014 - nature.com
Non-reciprocal components, which are essential to many modern communication systems,
are almost exclusively based on magneto-optical materials, severely limiting their …

Nonreciprocity and magnetic-free isolation based on optomechanical interactions

F Ruesink, MA Miri, A Alu, E Verhagen - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Nonreciprocal components, such as isolators and circulators, provide highly desirable
functionalities for optical circuitry. This motivates the active investigation of mechanisms that …