Exceptional points and non-Hermitian photonics at the nanoscale

A Li, H Wei, M Cotrufo, W Chen, S Mann, X Ni… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exceptional points (EPs) arising in non-Hermitian systems have led to a variety of intriguing
wave phenomena, and have been attracting increased interest in various physical platforms …

Non-Hermitian topology and exceptional-point geometries

K Ding, C Fang, G Ma - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Non-Hermitian theory is a theoretical framework used to describe open systems. It offers a
powerful tool in the characterization of both the intrinsic degrees of freedom of a system and …

A review on non-Hermitian skin effect

X Zhang, T Zhang, MH Lu, YF Chen - Advances in Physics: X, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The past decades have witnessed the flourishing of non-Hermitian physics in non-
conservative systems, leading to unprecedented phenomena of unidirectional invisibility …

Observation of higher-order non-Hermitian skin effect

X Zhang, Y Tian, JH Jiang, MH Lu, YF Chen - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Beyond the scope of Hermitian physics, non-Hermiticity fundamentally changes the
topological band theory, leading to interesting phenomena, eg, non-Hermitian skin effect, as …

Bulk-boundary correspondence in a non-Hermitian system in one dimension with chiral inversion symmetry

L Jin, Z Song - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
Asymmetric coupling amplitudes effectively create an imaginary gauge field, which induces
a non-Hermitian Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect. Nonzero imaginary magnetic flux invalidates …

Acoustic resonances in non-Hermitian open systems

L Huang, S Huang, C Shen, S Yves… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Acoustic resonances in open systems, which are usually associated with resonant modes
characterized by complex eigenfrequencies, play a fundamental role in manipulating …

Controlling sound in non-hermitian acoustic systems

Z Gu, H Gao, PC Cao, T Liu, XF Zhu, J Zhu - Physical Review Applied, 2021 - APS
The concept of non-Hermitian physics has inspired numerous intriguing phenomena in
classical wave systems. By introducing judicious arrangements of gain and loss media, non …

Exceptional non-Abelian topology in multiband non-Hermitian systems

CX Guo, S Chen, K Ding, H Hu - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Defective spectral degeneracy, known as exceptional point (EP), lies at the heart of various
intriguing phenomena in optics, acoustics, and other nonconservative systems. Despite …

Riemann-encircling exceptional points for efficient asymmetric polarization-locked devices

A Li, W Chen, H Wei, G Lu, A Alù, CW Qiu, L Chen - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Dynamically encircling exceptional points (EPs) have unveiled intriguing chiral dynamics in
photonics. However, the traditional approach based on an open manifold of Hamiltonian …

Experimental observation of an exceptional surface in synthetic dimensions with magnon polaritons

X Zhang, K Ding, X Zhou, J Xu, D Jin - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
Exceptional points (EPs) are singularities of energy levels in generalized eigenvalue
systems. In this Letter, we demonstrate the surface of EPs on a magnon polariton platform …