It has recently been shown that the non-Hermitian skin effect can be suppressed by magnetic fields. In this work, using a two-dimensional tight-binding lattice, we demonstrate that a pseudomagnetic field can also lead...It has recently been shown that the non-Hermitian skin effect can be suppressed by magnetic fields. In this work, using a two-dimensional tight-binding lattice, we demonstrate that a pseudomagnetic field can also lead to the suppression of the non-Hermitian skin effect. With an increasing pseudomagnetic field, the skin modes are found to be pushed into the bulk, accompanied by the reduction of skin topological area and the restoration of Landau level energies. Our results provide a time-reversal invariant route to localization control and could be useful in various classical wave devices that are able to host the non-Hermitian skin effect but inert to magnetic fields.展开更多
The Schrodinger cat state produced differently in two directions is anticipated to be a critical quantum resource in quantum information technologies.By exploring the interplay between quantum nonreciprocity and topol...The Schrodinger cat state produced differently in two directions is anticipated to be a critical quantum resource in quantum information technologies.By exploring the interplay between quantum nonreciprocity and topology in a one-dimensional microcavity array,we obtain the Schrodinger cat state(a pure quantum state)in a chosen direction at the edge cavity,whereas a classical state in the other direction.This nonreciprocal generation of the cat state originates from the topologically protected chiralitymode excitation in the nontrivial phase,but in the trivial phase,the nonreciprocal generation of cat state vanishes.Thus,our proposal is switchable by tuning the parameters so that a topological phase transition occurs.Moreover,the obtained cat state has nonreciprocal high fidelity,nonclassicality,and quantum coherence,which are sufficient to be used in various one-way quantum technologies,e.g.,invisible quantum sensing,noise-tolerant quantum computing,and chiral quantum networks.Our work provides a general approach to control quantum nonreciprocities with the topological effect,which substantially broadens the fields of nonreciprocal photonics and topological physics.展开更多
Nonreciprocity of thermal metamaterials has significant application prospects in isolation protection,unidirectional transmission,and energy harvesting.However,due to the inherent isotropic diffusion law of heat flow,...Nonreciprocity of thermal metamaterials has significant application prospects in isolation protection,unidirectional transmission,and energy harvesting.However,due to the inherent isotropic diffusion law of heat flow,it is extremely difficult to achieve nonreciprocity of heat transfer.This review presents the recent developments in thermal nonreciprocity and explores the fundamental theories,which underpin the design of nonreciprocal thermal metamaterials,i.e.,the Onsager reciprocity theorem.Next,three methods for achieving nonreciprocal metamaterials in the thermal field are elucidated,namely,nonlinearity,spatiotemporal modulation,and angular momentum bias,and the applications of nonreciprocal thermal metamaterials are outlined.We also discuss nonreciprocal thermal radiation.Moreover,the potential applications of nonreciprocity to other Laplacian physical fields are discussed.Finally,the prospects for advancing nonreciprocal thermal metamaterials are highlighted,including developments in device design and manufacturing techniques and machine learning-assisted material design.展开更多
We theoretically study the transmission spectrum of the cavity field in a double-cavity optomechanical system with cross-Kerr(CK) effect. The system consists of two tunneling coupling optomechanical cavities with a me...We theoretically study the transmission spectrum of the cavity field in a double-cavity optomechanical system with cross-Kerr(CK) effect. The system consists of two tunneling coupling optomechanical cavities with a mechanical resonator as a coupling interface. By doping CK medium into the mechanical resonator, CK couplings between the cavity fields and the mechanical resonator are introduced. We investigate the effects of CK coupling strength on the transmission spectrum of the cavity field, including the transmission rate, nonreciprocity and four-wave mixing(FWM). We find that the transmission spectrum of the probe field can show two obvious transparent windows, which can be widened by increasing the CK coupling strength. For the transmission between the two cavity fields, the perfect nonreciprocity and reciprocity are present and modulated by CK coupling and phase difference between two effective optomechanical couplings. In addition, the effects of the optomechanical and CK couplings on FWM show that the single peak of FWM is split into three symmetrical peaks due to the introduction of the CK effect.展开更多
In this paper,an asymmetric vibroacoustic system that can passively realize nonreciprocal transmission of acoustic energy is reported.This experimental system consists of a waveguide,a strongly nonlinear membrane,and ...In this paper,an asymmetric vibroacoustic system that can passively realize nonreciprocal transmission of acoustic energy is reported.This experimental system consists of a waveguide,a strongly nonlinear membrane,and three acoustic cavities with different sizes.The theoretical modeling of the system is verified by experiments,and parametric analysis is also carried out.These intensive studies reveal the nonreciprocal transmission of acoustic energy in this prototype system.Under forward excitation,internal resonance between the two nonlinear normal modes of the vibroacoustic system occurs,and acoustic energy is irreversibly transferred from the waveguide to the nonlinear membrane.However,under backward excitation,there is no internal resonance in the system.Energy spectra and wavelet analysis are used to highlight the mechanism of nonreciprocal transfer of acoustic energy.Consequently,nearly unidirectional(preferential)transmission of acoustic energy transfer is shown by this system.The nonreciprocal acoustic energy transfer method illustrated in this paper provides a new way to design the odd acoustic element.展开更多
Elastic diodes with nonreciprocity have the potential to enable unidirectional modulation of elastic waves.However,it is a challenge to achieve nonreciprocity at low frequencies(<100 Hz)using existing elastic diode...Elastic diodes with nonreciprocity have the potential to enable unidirectional modulation of elastic waves.However,it is a challenge to achieve nonreciprocity at low frequencies(<100 Hz)using existing elastic diodes.This paper proposes a quasizero-stiffness(QZS)elastic diode to resolve such a tough issue and fulfill high-quality low-frequency nonreciprocity.The proposed elastic diode is invented by combining a QZS locally resonant metamaterial with a linear one,where the beneficial nonlinearity of the QZS metamaterial facilitates opening an amplitude-dependent band gap at very low frequencies.Firstly,the dispersion relation of the QZS metamaterial is derived theoretically based on the harmonic balance method(HBM).Then,the transmissibility of the QZS elastic diode in both the forward and backward directions is calculated through theoretical analyses and numerical simulations.Additionally,the influences of system parameters on the low-frequency nonreciprocal effect are discussed.The results indicate that considerable nonreciprocity is observed at a quite low frequency(e.g.,9 Hz),which is achieved by amplitude-dependent local resonance combined with interface reflection.Finally,a machine learning-based design optimization is introduced to evaluate and enhance the nonreciprocal effect of the QZS elastic diode.With the aid of machine learning(ML),the computational cost of predicting nonreciprocal effects during design optimization can be significantly reduced.Through design optimization,the nonreciprocal frequency bandwidth can be broadened while maintaining considerable isolation quality at low frequencies.展开更多
Optical nonreciprocity,which refers to the direction-dependent emission,scattering and absorption of photons,plays a very important role in quantum engineering and quantum information processing.Here,we propose an all...Optical nonreciprocity,which refers to the direction-dependent emission,scattering and absorption of photons,plays a very important role in quantum engineering and quantum information processing.Here,we propose an all-optical approach to achieve the optical dynamical switchable quantum nonreciprocity by an off-resonant chiral two-photon driving in a single microring cavity,which differs from the conventional nonreciprocal schemes.It is shown that the optical field with time-dependent statistical properties can be generated and the nonreciprocity flips periodically,with switchable photon blockade and photon-induced tunneling effects.We find that the dynamical system is robust and immune to the parameter variations,which loosens the parameter range of system.Meanwhile,the time window for one-way quantum information is sufficiently wide and tunable.Our work opens a new idea for the current quantum nonreciprocal research,which can facilitate a memory functionality and be used for future inmemory superconducting quantum compute.The other nonreciprocal quantum devices,i.e.,dynamical switchable nonreciprocal squeezing and entanglement,may be inspired by our method,which is expected to have important applications in future quantum technology.展开更多
The nonreciprocity of energy transfer is constructed in a nonlinear asymmetric oscillator system that comprises two nonlinear oscillators with different parameters placed between two identical linear oscillators.The s...The nonreciprocity of energy transfer is constructed in a nonlinear asymmetric oscillator system that comprises two nonlinear oscillators with different parameters placed between two identical linear oscillators.The slow-flow equation of the system is derived by the complexification-averaging method.The semi-analytical solutions to this equation are obtained by the least squares method,which are compared with the numerical solutions obtained by the Runge-Kutta method.The distribution of the average energy in the system is studied under periodic and chaotic vibration states,and the energy transfer along two opposite directions is compared.The effect of the excitation amplitude on the nonreciprocity of the system producing the periodic responses is analyzed,where a three-stage energy transfer phenomenon is observed.In the first stage,the energy transfer along the two opposite directions is approximately equal,whereas in the second stage,the asymmetric energy transfer is observed.The energy transfer is also asymmetric in the third stage,but the direction is reversed compared with the second stage.Moreover,the excitation amplitude for exciting the bifurcation also shows an asymmetric characteristic.Chaotic vibrations are generated around the resonant frequency,irrespective of which linear oscillator is excited.The excitation threshold of these chaotic vibrations is dependent on the linear oscillator that is being excited.In addition,the difference between the energy transfer in the two opposite directions is used to further analyze the nonreciprocity in the system.The results show that the nonreciprocity significantly depends on the excitation frequency and the excitation amplitude.展开更多
Nonreciprocal devices are indispensable for building quantum networks and ubiquitous in modern communication technology.Here, we study perfect optical nonreciprocity in a three-mode optomechanical system with mechanic...Nonreciprocal devices are indispensable for building quantum networks and ubiquitous in modern communication technology.Here, we study perfect optical nonreciprocity in a three-mode optomechanical system with mechanical driving.The scheme relies on the interference between optomechanical interaction and mechanical driving.We find perfect optical nonreciprocity can be achieved even though nonreciprocal phase difference is zero if we drive the system by a mechanical driving with a nonzero phase.We obtain the essential conditions for perfect optical nonreciprocity and analyze properties of the optical nonreciprocal transmission.These results can be used to control optical transmission in quantum information processing.展开更多
We propose a scheme to simultaneously achieve nonreciprocal conventional photon blockade(NCPB) and unconventional photon blockade(NUPB) in a spinning resonator coupled to two two-level atoms. We show that, with the un...We propose a scheme to simultaneously achieve nonreciprocal conventional photon blockade(NCPB) and unconventional photon blockade(NUPB) in a spinning resonator coupled to two two-level atoms. We show that, with the unequal frequency detuning of cavity and atoms from the driving laser, the quantum efect of the nonreciprocal photon blockade can be realized based on two regimes under diferent driving strengths. We confirm that, the NUPB results from the quantum destructive interference between distinct pathways when the driving laser is loaded from one side, whereas the destructive interference is broken when the system is driven from the other side. Moreover, the NCPB originates from whether the single excitation resonance condition is satisfied, corresponding to the opposite driving direction in contrast to the former. Besides, we obtain the optimal nonreciprocal results by appropriately choosing the system parameters. Interestingly, the UPB exhibits stronger robustness to thermal noises,and the nonreciprocity still exists up to a high thermal excitation. This work provides an alternative way to achieve nonreciprocal quantum devices based on the nonreciprocal photon blockade, which may help to develop information network processing.展开更多
We investigate the electromagnetic properties of a four-level dense atomic gas medium with Doppler effect.It is shown that the relative permittivity and relative permeability of the medium can be negative simultaneous...We investigate the electromagnetic properties of a four-level dense atomic gas medium with Doppler effect.It is shown that the relative permittivity and relative permeability of the medium can be negative simultaneously with low absorption in the same detuning interval on account of electromagnetically induced transparency.Furthermore,with the suitable parameters,the nonreciprocal negative refraction can be obtained due to the Doppler effect,and the nonreciprocity frequency band can be regulated by adjusting the temperature,the intensity of the control field and the atomic density in this hot atomic medium.展开更多
Nonreciprocal devices are indispen.sablo for building quantuin networks and ubiquitous in modern communication technology.Here,we propose to take advantage of the interference between optome-chanical interaction and l...Nonreciprocal devices are indispen.sablo for building quantuin networks and ubiquitous in modern communication technology.Here,we propose to take advantage of the interference between optome-chanical interaction and lincarly-couplcd interaction to realize optical nonreciprocal transmission in a double-cavity optomechanical system.Particularly,we have derived essential conditions for perfect optical nonrcciprocity ancl analysed properties of the optical nonreciprocal transmission.These results can be used to control optical transmission in quantum information processing.展开更多
Weyl semimetals are topological materials whose electron quasiparticles obey the Weyl equation.They possess many unusual properties that may lead to new applications.This is a tutorial review of the optical properties...Weyl semimetals are topological materials whose electron quasiparticles obey the Weyl equation.They possess many unusual properties that may lead to new applications.This is a tutorial review of the optical properties and applications of Weyl semimetals.We review the basic concepts and optical responses of Weyl semimetals,and survey their applications in optics and thermal photonics.We hope this pedagogical text will motivate further research on this emerging topic.展开更多
基金supported by National Research Foundation Singapore Competitive Research Program (NRF-CRP232019-0007)support from the start-up fund and the direct grant (4053675) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong。
文摘It has recently been shown that the non-Hermitian skin effect can be suppressed by magnetic fields. In this work, using a two-dimensional tight-binding lattice, we demonstrate that a pseudomagnetic field can also lead to the suppression of the non-Hermitian skin effect. With an increasing pseudomagnetic field, the skin modes are found to be pushed into the bulk, accompanied by the reduction of skin topological area and the restoration of Landau level energies. Our results provide a time-reversal invariant route to localization control and could be useful in various classical wave devices that are able to host the non-Hermitian skin effect but inert to magnetic fields.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1400700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11974125,and 12147143)。
文摘The Schrodinger cat state produced differently in two directions is anticipated to be a critical quantum resource in quantum information technologies.By exploring the interplay between quantum nonreciprocity and topology in a one-dimensional microcavity array,we obtain the Schrodinger cat state(a pure quantum state)in a chosen direction at the edge cavity,whereas a classical state in the other direction.This nonreciprocal generation of the cat state originates from the topologically protected chiralitymode excitation in the nontrivial phase,but in the trivial phase,the nonreciprocal generation of cat state vanishes.Thus,our proposal is switchable by tuning the parameters so that a topological phase transition occurs.Moreover,the obtained cat state has nonreciprocal high fidelity,nonclassicality,and quantum coherence,which are sufficient to be used in various one-way quantum technologies,e.g.,invisible quantum sensing,noise-tolerant quantum computing,and chiral quantum networks.Our work provides a general approach to control quantum nonreciprocities with the topological effect,which substantially broadens the fields of nonreciprocal photonics and topological physics.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52325208)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.06500174)National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFB3807401)。
文摘Nonreciprocity of thermal metamaterials has significant application prospects in isolation protection,unidirectional transmission,and energy harvesting.However,due to the inherent isotropic diffusion law of heat flow,it is extremely difficult to achieve nonreciprocity of heat transfer.This review presents the recent developments in thermal nonreciprocity and explores the fundamental theories,which underpin the design of nonreciprocal thermal metamaterials,i.e.,the Onsager reciprocity theorem.Next,three methods for achieving nonreciprocal metamaterials in the thermal field are elucidated,namely,nonlinearity,spatiotemporal modulation,and angular momentum bias,and the applications of nonreciprocal thermal metamaterials are outlined.We also discuss nonreciprocal thermal radiation.Moreover,the potential applications of nonreciprocity to other Laplacian physical fields are discussed.Finally,the prospects for advancing nonreciprocal thermal metamaterials are highlighted,including developments in device design and manufacturing techniques and machine learning-assisted material design.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61605225, 61772295, 12174247, and 11664018)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (Grant No. 16ZR1448400)。
文摘We theoretically study the transmission spectrum of the cavity field in a double-cavity optomechanical system with cross-Kerr(CK) effect. The system consists of two tunneling coupling optomechanical cavities with a mechanical resonator as a coupling interface. By doping CK medium into the mechanical resonator, CK couplings between the cavity fields and the mechanical resonator are introduced. We investigate the effects of CK coupling strength on the transmission spectrum of the cavity field, including the transmission rate, nonreciprocity and four-wave mixing(FWM). We find that the transmission spectrum of the probe field can show two obvious transparent windows, which can be widened by increasing the CK coupling strength. For the transmission between the two cavity fields, the perfect nonreciprocity and reciprocity are present and modulated by CK coupling and phase difference between two effective optomechanical couplings. In addition, the effects of the optomechanical and CK couplings on FWM show that the single peak of FWM is split into three symmetrical peaks due to the introduction of the CK effect.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51875522)the“One Belt One Road”Program through Zhejiang Province,and the Zhejiang University of Technology-Institute of Applied Physics,Russian Academy of Sciences Joint Research Laboratory of Innovative Technology of Acoustics and Vibration(No.2018C04018).
文摘In this paper,an asymmetric vibroacoustic system that can passively realize nonreciprocal transmission of acoustic energy is reported.This experimental system consists of a waveguide,a strongly nonlinear membrane,and three acoustic cavities with different sizes.The theoretical modeling of the system is verified by experiments,and parametric analysis is also carried out.These intensive studies reveal the nonreciprocal transmission of acoustic energy in this prototype system.Under forward excitation,internal resonance between the two nonlinear normal modes of the vibroacoustic system occurs,and acoustic energy is irreversibly transferred from the waveguide to the nonlinear membrane.However,under backward excitation,there is no internal resonance in the system.Energy spectra and wavelet analysis are used to highlight the mechanism of nonreciprocal transfer of acoustic energy.Consequently,nearly unidirectional(preferential)transmission of acoustic energy transfer is shown by this system.The nonreciprocal acoustic energy transfer method illustrated in this paper provides a new way to design the odd acoustic element.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12122206,11972152,and 12272129)the Hong Kong Scholars Program(Grant No.XJ2022012).
文摘Elastic diodes with nonreciprocity have the potential to enable unidirectional modulation of elastic waves.However,it is a challenge to achieve nonreciprocity at low frequencies(<100 Hz)using existing elastic diodes.This paper proposes a quasizero-stiffness(QZS)elastic diode to resolve such a tough issue and fulfill high-quality low-frequency nonreciprocity.The proposed elastic diode is invented by combining a QZS locally resonant metamaterial with a linear one,where the beneficial nonlinearity of the QZS metamaterial facilitates opening an amplitude-dependent band gap at very low frequencies.Firstly,the dispersion relation of the QZS metamaterial is derived theoretically based on the harmonic balance method(HBM).Then,the transmissibility of the QZS elastic diode in both the forward and backward directions is calculated through theoretical analyses and numerical simulations.Additionally,the influences of system parameters on the low-frequency nonreciprocal effect are discussed.The results indicate that considerable nonreciprocity is observed at a quite low frequency(e.g.,9 Hz),which is achieved by amplitude-dependent local resonance combined with interface reflection.Finally,a machine learning-based design optimization is introduced to evaluate and enhance the nonreciprocal effect of the QZS elastic diode.With the aid of machine learning(ML),the computational cost of predicting nonreciprocal effects during design optimization can be significantly reduced.Through design optimization,the nonreciprocal frequency bandwidth can be broadened while maintaining considerable isolation quality at low frequencies.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1400702)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11975103)。
文摘Optical nonreciprocity,which refers to the direction-dependent emission,scattering and absorption of photons,plays a very important role in quantum engineering and quantum information processing.Here,we propose an all-optical approach to achieve the optical dynamical switchable quantum nonreciprocity by an off-resonant chiral two-photon driving in a single microring cavity,which differs from the conventional nonreciprocal schemes.It is shown that the optical field with time-dependent statistical properties can be generated and the nonreciprocity flips periodically,with switchable photon blockade and photon-induced tunneling effects.We find that the dynamical system is robust and immune to the parameter variations,which loosens the parameter range of system.Meanwhile,the time window for one-way quantum information is sufficiently wide and tunable.Our work opens a new idea for the current quantum nonreciprocal research,which can facilitate a memory functionality and be used for future inmemory superconducting quantum compute.The other nonreciprocal quantum devices,i.e.,dynamical switchable nonreciprocal squeezing and entanglement,may be inspired by our method,which is expected to have important applications in future quantum technology.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12172246 and 11872274)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin of China(No.19JCZDJC32300)。
文摘The nonreciprocity of energy transfer is constructed in a nonlinear asymmetric oscillator system that comprises two nonlinear oscillators with different parameters placed between two identical linear oscillators.The slow-flow equation of the system is derived by the complexification-averaging method.The semi-analytical solutions to this equation are obtained by the least squares method,which are compared with the numerical solutions obtained by the Runge-Kutta method.The distribution of the average energy in the system is studied under periodic and chaotic vibration states,and the energy transfer along two opposite directions is compared.The effect of the excitation amplitude on the nonreciprocity of the system producing the periodic responses is analyzed,where a three-stage energy transfer phenomenon is observed.In the first stage,the energy transfer along the two opposite directions is approximately equal,whereas in the second stage,the asymmetric energy transfer is observed.The energy transfer is also asymmetric in the third stage,but the direction is reversed compared with the second stage.Moreover,the excitation amplitude for exciting the bifurcation also shows an asymmetric characteristic.Chaotic vibrations are generated around the resonant frequency,irrespective of which linear oscillator is excited.The excitation threshold of these chaotic vibrations is dependent on the linear oscillator that is being excited.In addition,the difference between the energy transfer in the two opposite directions is used to further analyze the nonreciprocity in the system.The results show that the nonreciprocity significantly depends on the excitation frequency and the excitation amplitude.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.41472126,11847018Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province under Grant No.2018GXNSFBA281003+1 种基金Starting Research Fund from the Guangxi Normal University(2017BQ022)Northeast Petroleum University Youth Foundation(NEPUQN2015–1–16)
文摘Nonreciprocal devices are indispensable for building quantum networks and ubiquitous in modern communication technology.Here, we study perfect optical nonreciprocity in a three-mode optomechanical system with mechanical driving.The scheme relies on the interference between optomechanical interaction and mechanical driving.We find perfect optical nonreciprocity can be achieved even though nonreciprocal phase difference is zero if we drive the system by a mechanical driving with a nonzero phase.We obtain the essential conditions for perfect optical nonreciprocity and analyze properties of the optical nonreciprocal transmission.These results can be used to control optical transmission in quantum information processing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12074330, 62071412, and 12074094)。
文摘We propose a scheme to simultaneously achieve nonreciprocal conventional photon blockade(NCPB) and unconventional photon blockade(NUPB) in a spinning resonator coupled to two two-level atoms. We show that, with the unequal frequency detuning of cavity and atoms from the driving laser, the quantum efect of the nonreciprocal photon blockade can be realized based on two regimes under diferent driving strengths. We confirm that, the NUPB results from the quantum destructive interference between distinct pathways when the driving laser is loaded from one side, whereas the destructive interference is broken when the system is driven from the other side. Moreover, the NCPB originates from whether the single excitation resonance condition is satisfied, corresponding to the opposite driving direction in contrast to the former. Besides, we obtain the optimal nonreciprocal results by appropriately choosing the system parameters. Interestingly, the UPB exhibits stronger robustness to thermal noises,and the nonreciprocity still exists up to a high thermal excitation. This work provides an alternative way to achieve nonreciprocal quantum devices based on the nonreciprocal photon blockade, which may help to develop information network processing.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61671279)financial support from Xi’an Key Laboratory of Optical Information Manipulation and Augmentation(OMA)。
文摘We investigate the electromagnetic properties of a four-level dense atomic gas medium with Doppler effect.It is shown that the relative permittivity and relative permeability of the medium can be negative simultaneously with low absorption in the same detuning interval on account of electromagnetically induced transparency.Furthermore,with the suitable parameters,the nonreciprocal negative refraction can be obtained due to the Doppler effect,and the nonreciprocity frequency band can be regulated by adjusting the temperature,the intensity of the control field and the atomic density in this hot atomic medium.
基金L. Yang was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11804066)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2018M630337)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 3072019CFM0405).
文摘Nonreciprocal devices are indispen.sablo for building quantuin networks and ubiquitous in modern communication technology.Here,we propose to take advantage of the interference between optome-chanical interaction and lincarly-couplcd interaction to realize optical nonreciprocal transmission in a double-cavity optomechanical system.Particularly,we have derived essential conditions for perfect optical nonrcciprocity ancl analysed properties of the optical nonreciprocal transmission.These results can be used to control optical transmission in quantum information processing.
基金supported by MURI projects from the U.S.Army Research Office(Grant No.W911NF-19-1-0279)the U.S.Air Force Office of Scientific Research(FA9550-21-1-0244).
文摘Weyl semimetals are topological materials whose electron quasiparticles obey the Weyl equation.They possess many unusual properties that may lead to new applications.This is a tutorial review of the optical properties and applications of Weyl semimetals.We review the basic concepts and optical responses of Weyl semimetals,and survey their applications in optics and thermal photonics.We hope this pedagogical text will motivate further research on this emerging topic.