Publications

A full list of publications can be found at Google Scholar.
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1. Non-Hermitian interacting quantum walks of correlated photons.
   T. Wan & Z. Yang^†.
   Commu. Phys. 8, 131 (2025). 1 Apr. 2025.

2. Single Ultrafast Pulses Shaped to Spatiotemporal Images.
   B. Wu^#, H. Zhang^#, G. Chen, Y. Sun, W. Zhang, S. Zhu, Z. Yang, Z. Ruan^†.
   Laser & Photonics Reviews 2402238 (2025). First published: 22 March 2025.

3. Chiral dynamics of ultracold atoms under a tunable SU(2) synthetic gauge field.
   Q. Liang^#, Z. Dong^#,J.-S. Pan^#, H. Wang, H. Li, Z. Yang^†, W. Yi^† & B. Yan^†.
   Nature Physics 20, 1738-1743 (2024). Research Briefing. 20 Sep. 2024.

4. Photonic Floquet skin-topological effect.
   Y. Sun^#, X. Hou^#, T. Wan, F. Wang, S. Zhu, Z. Ruan^†, Z. Yang^†.
   Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 063804 (2024). Feb. 9, 2024. [arXiv:2306.03705 (2023).] ESI highly cited paper.

5. Quantum topological photonics with special focus on waveguide systems.
   J. Gao^†, Z. Xu, Z. Yang^†, V. Zwiller & A. W. Elshaari^†.
   npj Nanophoton. 1, 34 (2024). Aug. 30, 2024. Review article.

6. Imaginary disorder-induced many-body localization and dynamical jumping.
   J. Li, L. Ying, and Z. Yang^†.
   Phys. Rev. B 110, 165101 (2024). 1 Oct. 2024.

7. Simulating 4D quantum Hall effect with two bosons in a 1D quasicrystal.
   Z. Wu, J. Li, T. Wan, and Z. Yang^†.
   Optical Materials Express 14 (7), 1670-1675 (2024). June 6, 2024. Virtual Issues: Topological Photonics (2024)

8. Quantum time reflection and refraction of ultracold atoms.
   Z. Dong^#, H. Li^#, T. Wan^#, Q. Liang, Z. Yang^†, B. Yan^†.
   Nature Photonics 18, 68-73 (2024). Sep. 18, 2023.
   News & Views: Reflection and refraction at a time boundary.
   ESI highly cited paper. [arXiv, 6 Mar. 2023]

9. Observation of the geometry-dependent skin effect and dynamical degeneracy splitting.
   T. Wan, K. Zhang, J. Li, Z.-S. Yang^†, Z. Yang^†.
   Science Bulletin 68, 2330-2335 (2023). Oct. 10, 2023. [arXiv:2303.11109 (2023).]

10. Topologically crafted spatiotemporal vortices in acoustics.
    H. Zhang^#, Y. Sun^#, J. Huang^#, B. Wu, Z. Yang^†, K. Y. Bliokh, Z. Ruan^†.
    Nature Communications 14, 6238 (2023). Oct. 6, 2023. [arXiv:2303.10549 (2023). Mar. 19]

11. Fractality-induced topological phase squeezing and devil’s staircase.
    J. Li^#, Y. Sun^#, Q. Mo, Z. Ruan^†, Z. Yang^†.
    Phys. Rev. Research 5, 023189 (2023). [arXiv:2205.05297 (2022)]. June 26, 2023.

12. Harnessing Anti-Parity-Time Phase Transition in Coupled Topological Photonic Valley Waveguides.
    X. Xie^#, M. Wei^#, Y. Yang^#, Y. Li, K. Lei, Z. Zhang, C. Wang, C. Zhong, L. Li, Z. Wang, W. E. I. Sha, E. Li, H. Xue, Z. Yang, L. Yuan, H. Chen^†, H. Lin^†, F. Gao^†.
    Advanced Functional Materials, 2302197, 1-8, (2023).

13. Looking for the nontrivial states of matter from fractals [J].
    SUN Y.-Y., LI J.-K., YANG Zhao-Ju^†.
    PHYSICS, 2023, 52(4): 232-238. 物理，2023, 52(4): 232-238. 从大自然的分形之美中寻找非凡物态

14. Fractal photonic topological insulator.
    T. Biesenthal, L. Maczewsky, Z. Yang^†, M. Kremer, M. Segev, A. Szameit^†, M. Heinrich^†.
    Science 376, 1114-1119 (2022). Editorial Summary. ESI highly cited paper.
    Physics World: Photonic fractals open a new area of topological physics. Technology.org.

15. Imaginary-Disorder-Induced Topological Phase Transitions.
    Q. Mo, Y. Sun, J. Li, Z. Ruan, and Z. Yang^†.
    Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 064079 (2022). Dec. 26, 2022.

16. Higher-order topological phase in an acoustic fractal lattice.
    J. Li^#, Q. Mo^#, J.-H. Jiang, Z. Yang^†.
    Science Bulletin 67 (2022) 2040-2044. Sep. 27, 2022.

17. Photonic topological insulator induced by a dislocation in three dimensions.
    E. Lustig^#, L. Maczewsky^#, T. Biesenthalk, J. Beck, M. Heinrich, Z. Yang, Y. Plotnik, A. Szameit and M. Segev^†.
    Nature 609, 931-935 (2022).

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    Photonic Floquet topological insulators in a fractal lattice.
    Z. Yang, E. Lustig, Y. Lumer and M. Segev^†.
    Light: Science & Applications 9, 128 (2020). Editorial Summary.
    Phys.org, Science Magazine, PhotonicsViews, Bioengineer, IEEE Spectrum, Eurekalert.

19. Mode-locked topological insulator laser utilizing synthetic dimensions.
    Z. Yang^#, E. Lustig^#, G. Harari, Y. Plotnik, Y. Lumer, M. Bandres, and M. Segev^†.
    Phys. Rev. X 10, 011059 (2020). Popular Summary, CLEO 2019.

20. Realization of a three-dimensional photonic topological insulator.
    Y. Yang, Z. Gao^†, H. Xue, L. Zhang, M. He, Z. Yang, R. Singh, Y. Chong, B. Zhang^† and H. Chen^†.
    Nature 565, 622-626 (2019). ESI highly cited paper.

21. Valley Kink States and Topological Channel Intersections in Substrate-Integrated Photonic Circuitry.
    L. Zhang, Y. Yang^†, M., H. Wang, Z. Yang, E. Li, F. Gao, B. Zhang, R. Singh, J. H. Jiang^†, and H. Chen^†.
    Laser Photonics Rev. 13, 1900159 (2019).

22. Topologically-protected refraction of robust kink states in valley photonic crystals.
    F. Gao^#, H. Xue^#, Z. Yang^†, K. Lai, Y. Yu, X. Lin, Y. Chong, G. Shvets^†, B. Zhang^†.
    Nature Physics 14, 140-144 (2018). ESI highly cited paper.
    News and views: Topological valleytronics: Brought to light.

23. Acoustic valley edge states in a graphene-like resonator system.
    Y. Yang, Z. Yang^† and B. Zhang^†.
    Journal of Applied Physics 123 (9), 091713 (2018). Jan. 30. 2018, Special Collection: Acoustic Metamaterials and Metasurfaces.

24. Superlight inverse Doppler effect.
    X. Shi^#, X. Lin^#†, I. Kaminer^†, F. Gao, Z. Yang, J. D. Joannopoulos, M. Soljačić and B. Zhang^†.
    Nature Physics 14, 1001–1005 (2018).

25. Strain-induced gauge field and Landau levels in acoustic structures.
    Z. Yang, F. Gao, Y. Yang, and B. Zhang^†.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 194301 (2017).

26. Valley surface-wave photonic crystal and its bulk and edge transport.
    Z. Gao, Z. Yang^†, F. Gao, H. Xue, Y. Yang, J. Dong^†, B. Zhang^†.
    Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communication) 96, 201402 (2017). Editor’s Suggestion.

27. Weyl points in a magnetic tetrahedral photonic crystal.
    Z. Yang, M. Xiao, F. Gao, L. Lu, Y. Chong^† and B. Zhang^†.
    Optics Express 25, 15772-15777 (2017).

28. Realizing type-II Weyl points in an optical lattice.
    K. Shastri, Z. Yang^†, B. Zhang^†.
    Phys. Rev. B 95, 014306 (2017).

29. Splashing transients of 2D plasmons launched by swift electrons.
    X. Lin, I. Kaminer^†, X. Shi, F Gao, Z. Yang, Z. Gao, H. Buljan, J. D. Joannopoulos, M. Soljacic, H. Chen^† and B. Zhang^†.
    Science Advance 3, no. 1, e1601192 (2017).

30. Acoustic type-II Weyl nodes from stacking dimerized chains.
    Z. Yang, and B. Zhang^†.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 224301 (2016).
    Reported by AAPPS Bulletin, Research Highlights, Physics Focus.

31. Synthetic-gauge-field-induced Dirac semimetal state in an acoustic resonator system.
    Z. Yang, F. Gao, X. Shi, and B. Zhang^†.
    New J. Phys. 18, 125003 (2016). Focus on Topological Mechanics.

32. Topological water wave states in a one-dimensional structure.
    Z. Yang, F. Gao and B. Zhang^†.
    Scientific Reports 6, 29202 (2016).

33. Probing topological protection using a designer surface plasmon structure.
    Fei Gao^#, Z. Gao^#, X. Shi, Z. Yang, X. Lin, H. Xu, J. D. Joannopoulos, M. Soljacic, H. Chen^†, L. Lu, Y. Chong^† and B. Zhang^†.
    Nature Comm. 7, 11619 (2016). ESI highly cited paper.

34. Vertical transport of subwavelength localized surface electromagnetic modes.
    F. Gao, Z. Gao, Y. Zhang, X. Shi, Z. Yang, and B. Zhang^†.
    Laser & Photonics Reviews 9 (5), 571-576 (2015).

35. Dispersion-tunable designer-plasmonic resonator with enhanced high-order resonances.
    F. Gao^#, Z. Gao^#, X. Shi, Z. Yang, X. Lin and B. Zhang^†.
    Optics Express 23 (5), 6896-6902 (2015).

36. Experimental demonstration of high-order magnetic localized spoof surface plasmons.
    Z. Gao^#, F. Gao^#, Y. Zhang, X. Shi, Z. Yang and B. Zhang^†.
    Applied Physics Letters 107 (4), 041118 (2015).

37. Caustic graphene plasmons with Kelvin angle.
    X. Shi, X. Lin, F. Gao, H. Xu, Z. Yang, and B. Zhang^†.
    Physical Review B (Rapid Communication) 92 (8), 081404 (2015).

38. Topological acoustics.
    Z. Yang, F. Gao, X. Shi, X. Lin, Z. Gao, Y. Chong and B. Zhang^†.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 114301 (2015). Google citation > 1000. ESI highly cited paper.
    PRL Editor’s suggestion and Featured in physics.
    Highlighted as Physics Review Focus by Physics. Reported by Physics World, Science News, Popular Mechanics.