Non-Abelian physics in light and sound

Y Yang, B Yang, G Ma, J Li, S Zhang, CT Chan - Science, 2024 - science.org
Non-Abelian phenomena arise when the sequence of operations on physical systems
influences their behaviors. By possessing internal degrees of freedom such as polarization …

Magneto-optical chiral metasurfaces for achieving polarization-independent nonreciprocal transmission

W Li, Q Yang, O You, C Lu, F Guan, J Liu, J Shi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Nonreciprocal transmission, resulting from the breaking of Lorentz reciprocity, plays a pivotal
role in nonreciprocal communication systems by enabling asymmetric forward and …

Independent Manipulations of Transmitting and Receiving Channels by Nonreciprocal Programmable Metasurface

H Li, YB Li, SY Wang, YH Liu, JT Hu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electromagnetic (EM) beam manipulations such as spatial scanning have always been
the focus in information science and technology. Generally, the transmitting and receiving …

Full‐Phase Parameter Modulation with Arbitrary Polarization Combination via Bidirectional Asymmetric Transmission Meta‐Devices

H Li, A Yu, C Pang, Y Wang, J Qi - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The bidirectional asymmetric transmission (BAT) meta‐devices have attracted widespread
attention as an emerging display, encryption, and information storage platform. Generally …

Spatial-transformation-based wave manipulations in electromagnetics and acoustics: From theory to applications

Z Zhang, Q Zhu, C Song, W Jiang - Science China Physics, Mechanics & …, 2025 - Springer
Transformation optics (TO) or transformation acoustics (TA) theory provides an elegant
framework for designing intricate wave-material interaction devices. Combining TO or TA …

Programmable nonreciprocal Poynting effect enabled by lattice metamaterials

L Dong, K Zhou, D Wang - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Shear nonreciprocity, implying unequal shear forces in opposite shear directions, can be
achieved by arranging structures asymmetrically. However, the nonreciprocal Poynting …

Axion electrodynamics without Witten effect in metamaterials

E Barredo-Alamilla, DA Bobylev, MA Gorlach - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Artificial media provide a unique playground to test fundamental theories, allowing one to
probe the laws of electromagnetism in the presence of hypothetical axions. While some …

Switchable phase modulation and multifunctional metasurface with vanadium dioxide layer

M Su, X Wang, K Mu, C Fan - Physica Scripta, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Metasurface, comprising subwavelength unit cells, offers a flexible modulation of the optical
phase. However, traditional metasurfaces are typically engineered to function solely in one …

Pure moving optical media consisting of magnetochiral metasurfaces

T Kodama, T Nakanishi, K Sawada… - Optical Materials …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We report on numerical studies of microwave bianisotropies by magnetochiral (MCh)
metasurfaces consisting of double Z-type gammadions with perpendicularly magnetized …

Smart jamming cloak for moving targets with full polarization response

L Jiang, Y Li, H Yang, L Zheng, H Chen… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Jamming enemy detectors' capture of one's own targets has been a long-standing research
topic. Invisibility cloaks have long been revered as a form of camouflage. However, these …