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ArticleLight, science & applications2025

Construction of optical spatiotemporal skyrmions.

Houan Teng, Xin Liu, Nianjia Zhang, Haihao Fan, Guoliang Chen, Qian Cao, Jinzhan Zhong, Xinrui Lei, Qiwen Zhan

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Article in Light, science & applications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Houan TengSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8027-6503
Xin LiuSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9523-0389
Nianjia ZhangSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Haihao FanSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Guoliang ChenSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Qian CaoSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4730-7742
Jinzhan ZhongSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2438-7911
Xinrui LeiSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. xrlei@usst.edu.cn.
Qiwen ZhanSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. qwzhan@usst.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-4213

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12204309National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12304367National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12434012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The creation and manipulation of photonic skyrmions provide a novel degree of freedom for light-matter interactions, optical communication and nanometrology. Since the localized vortex within skyrmions arises from the twist and curl of the phase structure, the orbital angular momentum of light is essential for their construction. While numerous skyrmionic textures have been proposed, they are formed within the spatial domain and induced by the longitudinal orbital angular momentum. Here we theoretically propose and experimentally observe spatiotemporal skyrmions within a picosecond pulse wavepacket, generated through vectorial sculpturing of spatiotemporal wavepackets. The skyrmionic textures emerge within the spatiotemporal distribution of a vector field encompass all possible polarization states. Constructed upon the transverse orbital angular momentum, spatiotemporal skyrmions, in contrast to spatial skyrmions, exhibit no helical twisting perpendicular to the skyrmion plane, demonstrating potential stability against deformations or perturbations. These results expand the skyrmion family and offer new insights into optical quasiparticles, potentially leading to advanced applications in optical metrology, sensing, and data storage.

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PMCPMC12441143

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