Optical skyrmions and other topological quasiparticles of light
Skyrmions are topologically stable quasiparticles that have been predicted and
demonstrated in quantum fields, solid-state physics and magnetic materials, but only …
demonstrated in quantum fields, solid-state physics and magnetic materials, but only …
Topological metasurface: From passive toward active and beyond
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 …
the control of polarization, phase, and amplitude of light over a subwavelength thickness …
Advances in light transverse momenta and optical lateral forces
Harnessing linear and angular momenta of light is one of the cornerstones in modern optics
and has found tremendous applications in optical circuits, particle manipulation, metrology …
and has found tremendous applications in optical circuits, particle manipulation, metrology …
Generation of optical skyrmions with tunable topological textures
Y Shen, EC Martínez, C Rosales-Guzmán - ACS Photonics, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent times, the optical-analogous skyrmions, topological quasiparticles with
sophisticated vectorial structures in light, have received an increasing amount of interest …
sophisticated vectorial structures in light, have received an increasing amount of interest …
Supertoroidal light pulses as electromagnetic skyrmions propagating in free space
Topological complex transient electromagnetic fields give access to nontrivial light-matter
interactions and provide additional degrees of freedom for information transfer. An important …
interactions and provide additional degrees of freedom for information transfer. An important …
Dynamics of topological polarization singularity in momentum space
The polarization singularity in momentum space has recently been discovered as a new
class of topological signatures of Bloch modes in photonic crystal slabs concerning the far …
class of topological signatures of Bloch modes in photonic crystal slabs concerning the far …
Space-time wave packets
M Yessenov, LA Hall, KL Schepler… - Advances in Optics and …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Space-time wave packets (STWPs) constitute a broad class of pulsed optical fields that are
rigidly transported in linear media without diffraction or dispersion, and are therefore …
rigidly transported in linear media without diffraction or dispersion, and are therefore …
Theory for twisted bilayer photonic crystal slabs
We analyze scattering properties of twisted bilayer photonic crystal slabs through a high-
dimensional plane wave expansion method. The method is applicable for arbitrary twist …
dimensional plane wave expansion method. The method is applicable for arbitrary twist …
Spin-momentum-locked edge mode for topological vortex lasing
Spin-momentum locking is a direct consequence of bulk topological order and provides a
basic concept to control a carrier's spin and charge flow for new exotic phenomena in …
basic concept to control a carrier's spin and charge flow for new exotic phenomena in …
Generation and annihilation of topologically protected bound states in the continuum and circularly polarized states by symmetry breaking
We demonstrate by breaking the C 6 symmetry for higher-order at-Γ bound states in the
continuum (BICs) with topological charge-2 in photonic crystals (i) deterministic generation …
continuum (BICs) with topological charge-2 in photonic crystals (i) deterministic generation …