Chip-scale metaphotonic singularities: topological, dynamical, and practical aspects

Tianyue Li; Mengjiao Liu; Jiahao Hou; Xing Yang; Shubo Wang; Shuming Wang; Shining Zhu; Din Ping Tsai; Zhenlin Wang

doi:10.1016/j.chip.2024.100109

Chip-scale metaphotonic singularities: topological, dynamical, and practical aspects

Tianyue Li, Mengjiao Liu, Jiahao Hou, Xing Yang, Shubo Wang, Shuming Wang^*, Shining Zhu^*, Din Ping Tsai^*, Zhenlin Wang^*

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Abstract

Research about singularities has been driving scientific advancements across mathematics and physics. Comprehending and harnessing the novel properties of singularities in photonics can facilitate the development of integrated micro-nano devices in diverse platforms. Herein, we provide a comprehensive overview of photonic singularities emerging in structured light fields and metamaterial structures. We classify them into several representative types: real-space singularities, momentum-space singularities, and parameter-space singularities, with discussions of their intriguing topological and dynamical properties. Moreover, we report on the latest applications of photonic singularities in broad areas, ranging from light routing, lasing, sensing, and optical manipulation to imaging and display. This review connects the singularity phenomena in different photonic systems, bridging the abstract concepts with emerging practical applications. It underscores the significance of photonic singularities in both fundamental science and various on-chip applications. © 2024 The Authors.

Original language	English
Article number	100109
Journal	Chip
Volume	3
Issue number	4
Online published	28 Sept 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chip.2024.100109
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

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This work was supported by the National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (2022YFA1404300), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12325411, 62288101, 11774162, 12322416), The Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SKLST202218), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (020414380175). Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX23_0096). Work done in Hong Kong is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62375232), University Grants Committee/Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. AoE/P-502/20, CRF Project: C1015-21E; C5031-22G, GRF Project: CityU15303521; CityU11305223, and Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme: G-CityU 101/22), City University of Hong Kong (Projects Nos. 9380131, 9610628, 7005867).

Research Keywords

Exceptional point
Metasurface photonics
Phase singularities
Photonic singularities
Polarization singularities
Topological metasurfaces

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