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 …

[HTML][HTML] A brief review of topological photonics in one, two, and three dimensions

Z Lan, MLN Chen, F Gao, S Zhang, EI Wei - Reviews in Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Topological photonics has attracted increasing attention in recent years due to the unique
opportunities it provides to manipulate light in a robust way immune to disorder and defects …

Topological valley photonics: physics and device applications

H Xue, Y Yang, B Zhang - Advanced Photonics Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Topological photonics has emerged as a promising field in photonics that is able to shape
the science and technology of light. As a significant degree of freedom, valley is introduced …

Topological metasurface: From passive toward active and beyond

JW You, Z Lan, Q Ma, Z Gao, Y Yang, F Gao… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Metasurfaces are subwavelength structured thin films consisting of arrays of units that allow
the control of polarization, phase, and amplitude of light over a subwavelength thickness …

Valley photonic crystals

JW Liu, FL Shi, XT He, GJ Tang, WJ Chen… - … in Physics: X, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Topological photonics is an emerging field that attracts enormous interest for its novel ways
to engineer the flow of light. With the help of topological protection, the surface modes of …

Photonic topological valley-locked waveguides

Q Chen, L Zhang, F Chen, Q Yan, R **, H Chen… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photonic topological valley kink states have become a significant research frontier with a
plethora of applications. Unlike the guided modes with adjustable widths in conventional …

Hybrid topological photonic crystals

Y Wang, HX Wang, L Liang, W Zhu, L Fan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Topologically protected photonic edge states offer unprecedented robust propagation of
photons that are promising for waveguiding, lasing, and quantum information processing …

Multiband topological states in the Penrose-triangle photonic crystals

Q Xu, Y Peng, B Yan, A Shi, P Peng, J **e, J Liu - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The topological edge state (TES) and topological corner state (TCS) in photonic crystals
(PCs) provide effective ways to manipulate the propagation of light. To improve the …

Wavelength division multiplexing based on the coupling effect of helical edge states in two-dimensional dielectric photonic crystals

L He, Z Lan, Y Yang, Q Ren, JW You, WEI Sha… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Photonic topological insulators with topologically protected edge states featuring one-way,
robustness and backscattering-immunity possess extraordinary abilities to steer and …

Inversely designed second-order photonic topological insulator with multiband corner states

Y Chen, Z Lan, J Zhu - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
Second-order photonic topological insulators (SPTIs) with topologically protected corner
states possess extraordinary abilities of robust light steering in lower dimensions. However …