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physics.optics2026

Observation of Antichiral Hinge States in a Three-dimensional Gyromagnetic Photonic Crystal

Ziyao Wang, Tianzhi Xia, Han-Rong Xia +1

Recent advances in topological physics have revealed a counterintuitive class of antichiral edge and surface states that propagate in the same direction along spatially separated p…

physics.optics2026

Observation of biased random-flux-induced topological phase transition in gyromagnetic photonic crystals

Hai-Xiao Wang, Chongyang Li, Xianmu Wu +5

The interplay between disorder and topological states has attracted growing interest. While previous studies have primarily addressed the effects of geometric or potential randomne…

physics.optics2026★ 1 cited

Observation of fractality-induced topology in photonic crystals

Bei Yan, Yingfeng Qi, Xiang Xi +6

Fractal topology--achieved by integrating nontrivial topology into fractal geometries with self-similarity and non-integer dimensions--has opened new avenues for exploring topologi…

physics.optics2026

Robust multichannel bulk transport in a time-reversal-invariant insulator-free photonic waveguide array

Guochao Wei, Yingfeng Qi, Kang Du +5

Ultracompact cladding-free waveguide arrays with zero inter-channel spacing and negligible crosstalk open a new avenue for high-density integrated photonic circuits. However, exist…

physics.optics2025

Spatiotemporal topological phase transitions in photonic spacetime crystals

Zebin Zhu, Bolun Huang, Siqi Xu +5

Topological phase transitions have played a central role in topological physics. However, such transitions have so far been restricted to spatial or temporal crystals. Here, we tra…

physics.optics2025

Broadband, robust, and tunable beam splitter based on topological unidirectional surface magnetoplasmons

Lujun Hong, Chao Liu, Jun Wu +5

Beam splitters are pivotal components in integrated microwave and photonic systems. However, conventional designs based on directional coupling or multi-mode interference often suf…

physics.optics2025

Observation of Fully Flat Bands in a Photonic Dipolar Kagome Lattice

Han-Rong Xia, Ziyao Wang, Yunrui Wang +2

Flat bands, characterized by zero group velocity and strong energy localization, enable interaction-enhanced phenomena across both quantum and classical systems. Existing photonic…

physics.optics2024

Topological Dirac-vortex modes in a three-dimensional photonic topological insulator

Bei Yan, Yingfeng Qi, Ziyao Wang +8

Recently, topological Dirac-vortex modes in Kekulé-distorted photonic lattices have attracted broad interest and exhibited promising applications in robust photonic devices such as…

physics.optics2024

Realization of Topology-controlled Photonic Cavities in a Valley Photonic Crystal

Bei Yan, Baoliang Liao, Fulong Shi +11

We report an experimental realization of a new type of topology-controlled photonic cavities in valley photonic crystals by adopting judiciously oriented mirrors to localize the va…

physics.optics2024

Realization of type-II double-zero-index photonic crystals

Zebin Zhu, Dong Zhao, Ziyao Wang +3

Some photonic crystals (PCs) with Dirac-like conical dispersions exhibit the property of double zero refractive index (that is, both epsilon and mu near zero (EMNZ)), wherein the e…

physics.optics2024★ 1 cited

Realization of a three-dimensional photonic higher-order topological insulator

Ziyao Wang, Yan Meng, Bei Yan +13

The discovery of photonic higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) has significantly expanded our understanding of band topology and provided unprecedented lower-dimensional top…

physics.optics2024

Observation of tunable topological polaritons in a cavity waveguide

Dong Zhao, Ziyao Wang, Linyun Yang +9

Topological polaritons characterized by light-matter interactions have become a pivotal platform in exploring new topological phases of matter. Recent theoretical advances unveiled…