Realization of edge states along a synthetic orbital angular momentum dimension

Yu-Wei Liao; Mu Yang; Hao-Qing Zhang; Zhi-He Hao; Jun Hu; Tian-Xiang Zhu; Zong-Quan Zhou; Xi-Wang Luo; Jin-Shi Xu; Chuan-Feng Li; Guang-Can Guo

doi:10.1364/PRJ.533602

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 1, 87(2025)

Realization of edge states along a synthetic orbital angular momentum dimension Spotlight on Optics

Yu-Wei Liao^1,2,3, Mu Yang^1,2,3,5, Hao-Qing Zhang^1,2,3, Zhi-He Hao^1,2,3, Jun Hu^1,2,3, Tian-Xiang Zhu^1,2,3,4, Zong-Quan Zhou^1,2,3,4, Xi-Wang Luo^1,2,3, Jin-Shi Xu^1,2,3,4、*, Chuan-Feng Li^1,2,3,4,6, and Guang-Can Guo^1,2,3,4

Author Affiliations

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

²Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Network, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

³CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

⁴Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China

⁵e-mail: myang@ustc.edu.cn

⁶e-mail: cfli@ustc.edu.cn

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Paper Information

Category: Quantum Optics

Received: Jul. 2, 2024

Accepted: Sep. 17, 2024

Published Online: Dec. 20, 2024

The Author Email: Jin-Shi Xu (jsxu@ustc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.533602

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