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most citedMagnet-free nonreciprocal metasurface for on-demand bi-directional phase modulation

77 citations · 91 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

physics.optics2026

Wafer-scale monolithic integration of Ce:YIG films and magneto-optical isolators on silicon

Tianchi Zhang, Yucong Yang, Weihao Yang +9

Silicon integrated cerium doped yttrium iron garnet (Ce:YIG) thin films are promising candidates for integrated nonreciprocal photonic devices, cryogenic photonic modulators and op…

physics.optics2025

Nonreciprocal optical circuit switching

Zhifeng Tu, Yucong Yang, Yiran Wei +11

Directly switching optical signals outperforms conventional optoelectronic hardware in terms of cost, latency, and energy efficiency, and is expected to address the growing demand…

physics.optics2025

Unlock giant nonreciprocity via multi-valued behavior of non-Hermitian zero-index materials

Yang Li, Yueyang Liu, Yucong Yang +13

Although Einstein's field equations are time-independent, the multivalued feature of the horizon of a blackhole naturally enables the one-way transmission, leading to the strong ar…

physics.optics2025

Nonreciprocal Optical Routing in Multi-port Magneto-Optical Devices on Silicon

Xiaoyi Song, Wei Yan, Di Wu +7

Nonreciprocal optical devices are key components in photonic integrated circuits for light reflection blocking and routing. Most reported silicon integrated nonreciprocal optical d…

physics.optics2022

Topology-enabled highly efficient beam combination

Yuhao Jing, Yucong Yang, Wei Yan +7

Beam combination with high efficiency is desirable to overcome the power limit of single electromagnetic sources, enabling long-distance optical communication and high-power laser.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 14 cited

Epitaxial growth of high quality thin films by pulsed laser deposition

Dong Gao, Zheng Peng, Ningbin Zhang +10

Non-collinear antiferromagnet Weyl semimetal have attracted great research interest recently. Although large anomalous Hall effect, anomalous Nernst effect and magneto-opt…

physics.app-ph2022

Magnetically tunable zero-index metamaterials

Yucong Yang, Yueyang Liu, Jun Qin +6

Zero-index metamaterials (ZIMs) feature a uniform electromagnetic mode over a large area in arbitrary shapes, enabling many applications including high-transmission supercouplers w…

physics.optics2022★ 77 cited

Magnet-free nonreciprocal metasurface for on-demand bi-directional phase modulation

Weihao Yang, Jun Qin, Jiawei Long +8

Unconstrained by Lorentz reciprocity, nonreciprocal metasurfaces are uniquely capable of encoding distinctive optical functions on forward- and backward-propagating waves. The nonr…

physics.app-ph2020

Waveguide integrated high performance magneto-optical isolators and circulators on silicon nitride platforms

Wei Yan, Yucong Yang, Shuyuan Liu +7

Optical isolators and circulators are indispensable for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Despite of significant progress in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platforms, integrated opt…