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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2025

Orbital frontiers: harnessing higher modes in photonic simulators.

Jiho Noh, Julian Schulz, Wladimir Benalcazar, Christina Jörg

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Article in Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Topologically Structured Light in Nanophotonics.Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jiho NohSandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0611-268X
Julian SchulzPhysics Department and Research Center OPTIMAS, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern D-67663, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4630-4117
Wladimir BenalcazarDepartment of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-416X
Christina JörgPhysics Department and Research Center OPTIMAS, RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern D-67663, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-0155

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photonic platforms have emerged as versatile and powerful classical simulators of quantum dynamics, providing clean, controllable optical analogs of extended structured (i.e., crystalline) electronic systems. While most realizations to date have used only the fundamental mode at each site, recent advances in structured light - particularly the use of higher-order spatial modes, including those with orbital angular momentum - are enabling richer dynamics and new functionalities. These additional degrees of freedom facilitate the emulation of phenomena ranging from topological band structures and synthetic gauge fields to orbitronics. In this perspective, we discuss how exploiting the internal structure of higher-order modes is reshaping the scope and capabilities of photonic platforms for simulating quantum phenomena.

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multimodesorbital angular momentumorbitalsphotonic simulatorspolaritonswaveguide arrays

Identifiers

PMID41404395
PMCPMC12704406

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