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ArticleScience advances2026

Unidirectional exceptional point of reflectionless states in a magnonic mirror array.

Zi-Qi Wang, Yuan-Peng Peng, Yi-Pu Wang, J Q You

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Zi-Qi WangZhejiang Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Quantum Chips and Quantum Control, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0009-0001-6608-0600
Yuan-Peng PengZhejiang Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Quantum Chips and Quantum Control, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0009-0005-1405-774X
Yi-Pu WangZhejiang Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Quantum Chips and Quantum Control, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5883-6295
J Q YouZhejiang Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Quantum Chips and Quantum Control, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

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Abstract

Exceptional points (EPs) in non-Hermitian systems are singularities where both eigenvalues and eigenvectors coalesce. In scattering systems, EPs correspond to the merging of scattering states, leading to reflectionless (RL) behavior. A reflectionless exceptional point (RL EP) arises when two RL states further coalesce, yielding an anomalous quartic spectral response. While RL EPs have been explored in bidirectional systems, their unidirectional realization remains elusive. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a unidirectional RL EP by engineering collective states in an anti-Bragg magnonic mirror array. Inversion symmetry is broken using a giant spin ensemble that couples to a waveguide at three spatially separated points, enabling unidirectional RL. At the RL EP, the reflection spectrum flattens and broadens substantially beyond the Lorentzian profile. The observed spectral valleys also expose dark state behaviors that are typically inaccessible through conventional measurements. Our results provide a route toward controlling collective coherence in open systems and developing broadband unidirectional devices.

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