Thouless pumping and topology
R Citro, M Aidelsburger - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Thouless pumping provides one of the simplest manifestations of topology in quantum
systems and has attracted a lot of recent interest, both theoretically and experimentally …
systems and has attracted a lot of recent interest, both theoretically and experimentally …
Thermal control of the topological edge flow in nonlinear photonic lattices
The chaotic evolution resulting from the interplay between topology and nonlinearity in
photonic systems generally forbids the sustainability of optical currents. Here, we …
photonic systems generally forbids the sustainability of optical currents. Here, we …
Engineering the unidirectional topological excitation transmission and topological diode in the Rice-Mele model
L Qi, N Han, S Hu, AL He - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We show how to implement the unidirectional topological excitation transmission in the Rice-
Mele model. We find that the unidirectional excitation transmissions can be implemented via …
Mele model. We find that the unidirectional excitation transmissions can be implemented via …
Deflecting and routing nematicons via orientation programmable liquid crystal array
SY Zhang, YF Wang, D Shen, DB Luo, ZG Zheng - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
By designing a liquid crystal cell with comb electrode structure, the alignment modulation of
nematic liquid crystal in the cell can be realized after the electric field is applied. In different …
nematic liquid crystal in the cell can be realized after the electric field is applied. In different …
Optical isolation via direction-dependent soliton routing in birefringent soft matter
We introduce optical isolation based on reorientational solitary waves in nonuniformly
oriented uniaxial soft matter, namely nematic liquid crystals. A longitudinally nonsymmetric …
oriented uniaxial soft matter, namely nematic liquid crystals. A longitudinally nonsymmetric …
Non-Abelian Thouless pumping in a Rice-Mele ladder
Non-Abelian Thouless pumping intertwines adiabatic quantum control and topological
quantum transport and it holds potential for quantum metrology and computing. In this work …
quantum transport and it holds potential for quantum metrology and computing. In this work …