Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 15, 1500001(2024)

China's Top 10 Optical Breakthroughs: Antichiral Topological Photonic States (Invited)

Zitao Ji1、†, Jianfeng Chen†、**, and Zhiyuan Li*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, Guangdong, China
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Nov. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 11, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 3, 2024

    The Author Email: Jianfeng Chen (jfchen@nus.edu.sg), Zhiyuan Li (phzyli@scut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232436

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232436

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