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Optical isolation, non-reciprocal phase transmission and topological phases for light based on synthetic gauge fields have been raising significant interest in the recent literature. Cavity-optomechanical systems that involve two optical…

Optics · Physics 2017-06-20 Mohammad-Ali Miri , Freek Ruesink , Ewold Verhagen , Andrea Alù

We theoretically study the unique applications of optomechanics based on traveling-wave microresonators, where the optomechanical coupling of degenerate modes can be enhanced selectively by optically pumping in different directions. We show…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-18 Yan-Lei Zhang , Chun-Hua Dong , Chang-Ling Zou , Xu-Bo Zou , Ying-Dan Wang , Guang-Can Guo

Optical non-reciprocity, a phenomenon that allows unidirectional flow of optical field is pivoted on the time reversal symmetry breaking. The symmetry breaking happens in the cavity optomechanical system (COS) due to non uniform radiation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-06 Muhib Ullah , Xihua Yang , Li-Gang Wang

We propose to demonstrate nonreciprocal conversion between microwave and optical photons in an electro-optomechanical system where a microwave mode and an optical mode are coupled indirectly via two non-degenerate mechanical modes. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-23 Xun-Wei Xu , Yong Li , Ai-Xi Chen , Yu-xi Liu

Phonon nonreciprocity, indicating different transport properties along opposite directions, has been observed in experiments under a magnetic field. We show that nonreciprocal acoustic phonons can also exist without a magnetic field nor net…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-27 Yafei Ren , Daniyar Saparov , Qian Niu

While condensed matter systems host both Fermionic and Bosonic quasi-particles, reliably predicting and empirically verifying topological states is only mature for Fermionic electronic structures, leaving topological Bosonic excitations…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-12-18 T. T. Zhang , H. Miao , Q. Wang , J. Q. Lin , Y. Cao , G. Fabbris , A. H. Said , X. Liu , H. C. Lei , Z. Fang , H. M. Weng , M. P. M. Dean

Integrated optically-inspired wave-based processing is envisioned to outperform digital architectures in specific tasks, such as image processing and speech recognition. In this view, spin-waves represent a promising route due to their…

We propose to manipulate the statistic properties of the photons transport nonreciprocally via quadratic optomechanical coupling. We present a scheme to generate quadratic optomechanical interactions in the normal optical modes of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-31 Xun-Wei Xu , Yan-Jun Zhao , Hui Wang , Hui Jing , Ai-Xi Chen

We demonstrate nonreciprocal optical transmission for both intense classical fields and weak quantum signals within a reconfigurable optomechanical platform driven by three-mode parametric interactions. The platform is modular, where each…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Yao Dong , Xin-Yao Huang , Guo-Feng Zhang

Non-reciprocal devices, such as circulators and isolators, are indispensable components in classical and quantum information processing in an integrated photonic circuit. Aside from those applications, the non-reciprocal phase shift is of…

We investigate perfect optical nonreciprocal transmission in a hybrid optomechanical system that incorporates an atomic ensemble. By introducing complex coupling strengths between the atomic ensemble and a mechanical oscillator,…

Devices that achieve nonreciprocal microwave transmission are ubiquitous in radar and radio-frequency communication systems, and commonly rely on magnetically biased ferrite materials. Such devices are also indispensable in the readout…

Nonreciprocity means that the transmission of a signal depends on its direction of propagation. Despite vastly different platforms and underlying working principles, the realisations of nonreciprocal transport in linear, time-independent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-22 Clara C. Wanjura , Jesse J. Slim , Javier del Pino , Matteo Brunelli , Ewold Verhagen , Andreas Nunnenkamp

Topological phononic states, facilitating acoustic unique transports immunizing to defects and disorders, have significantly revolutionized our scientific cognition of acoustic wave systems. Up to now, the theoretical and experimental…

We demonstrate that two-dimensional atomic emitter arrays with subwavelength spacing constitute topologically protected quantum optical systems where the photon propagation is robust against large imperfections while losses associated with…

Hopfions, as three-dimensional topologically nontrivial structures described by poloidal and toroidal winding numbers, hold promise as robust information carriers in spintronics, functional materials, and optical communications. Although…

Optical circulators are important components of modern day communication technology. With their ability to route photons directionally, these nonreciprocal elements provide useful functionality in photonic circuits and offer prospects for…

The mechanical properties of light have found widespread use in the manipulation of gas-phase atoms and ions, helping create new states of matter and realize complex quantum interactions. The field of cavity-optomechanics strives to scale…

Optics · Physics 2015-08-24 Kejie Fang , Matthew H. Matheny , Xingsheng Luan , Oskar Painter

We theoretically explore the notion of nonreciprocal near-zone manipulation of electromagnetic fields within subwavelength plasmonic nanostructures embedded in magneto-optical materials. We derive an analytical model predicting a strong,…

Optics · Physics 2013-01-01 Artur R. Davoyan , Nader Engheta

Topological phononic crystals, alike their electronic counterparts, are characterized by a bulk-edge correspondence where the interior of a material dictates the existence of stable surface or boundary modes. In the mechanical setup, such…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-02 Roman Süsstrunk , Sebastian D. Huber