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ReviewApplied physics. B, Lasers and optics2026

Roadmap on singular optics and its applications.

Ganesh M Balasubramaniam, Srinivasa Rao Allam, Vijayakumar Anand, Md Haider Ansari, Francis Gracy Arockiaraj, Shlomi Arnon, Purnesh Singh Badavath, Mansi Baliyan, Petr Bouchal, Zdeněk Bouchal and 40 more

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Ganesh M BalasubramaniamSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798 Singapore.
Srinivasa Rao AllamMolecular Chirality Research Center, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan.
Vijayakumar AnandInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Md Haider AnsariDepartment of Physics, SRM University AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522240 India.
Francis Gracy ArockiarajInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Shlomi ArnonSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Purnesh Singh BadavathDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Hanamkonda, Telangana 506004 India.
Mansi BaliyanDepartment of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar 801106 India.
Petr BouchalInstitute of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic.
Zdeněk BouchalDepartment of Optics, Palacký University, 17. listopadu 1192/12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Sakshi ChoudharyDepartment of Physics, SRM University AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522240 India.
Ahmed H DorrahDepartment of Applied Physics & Science Education, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5612 AP The Netherlands.
Yuxiang DuanUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90089 USA.
Kelsey EvertsSchool of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Andrew ForbesSchool of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Matthew R ForemanSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798 Singapore.
Darius GailevičiusLaser Research Center, Physics Faculty, Vilnius University, Sauletekio Ave. 10, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Akanksha GautamLaboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Metrology, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005 India.
Greg GburDepartment of Physics and Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.
Shivasubramanian GopinathInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Narmada JoshiInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Saulius JuodkazisOptical Sciences Center and ARC Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Optical Sciences Center, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, VIC 3122 Australia.
Olga KorotkovaDepartment of Physics, University of Miami, 1320 Campo Sano Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33146 USA.
Kaupo KukliInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Judy KupfermanSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Praveen KumarDepartment of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Kutelabhata, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 491001 India.
Ravi KumarDepartment of Physics, SRM University AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522240 India.
Vijay KumarDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Hanamkonda, Telangana 506004 India.
Gokul ManavalanSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Ayush MehraSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Naveen K NishchalDepartment of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar 801106 India.
Takashige OmatsuMolecular Chirality Research Center, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan.
Cade PetersSchool of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Andra Naresh Kumar ReddyLaboratory of Nonlinear Optics, Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia, Jelgavas 3, Riga, LV-1004 Latvia.
Salla Gangi ReddyDepartment of Physics, SRM University AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522240 India.
Valeria Rodríguez-FajardoDepartamento de Física, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá, Carrera 30 No. 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia.
Carmelo Rosales-GuzmánCentro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C., Loma del Bosque 115, Colonia Lomas del Campestre, 37150 León, Guanajuato Mexico.
Joseph RosenSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
SaritaLaboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Metrology, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005 India.
Allarakha ShikderDepartment of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar 801106 India.
Rakesh Kumar SinghLaboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Metrology, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005 India.
Xinzhou SuUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90089 USA.
Aile TammInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Ganesh VelagalaDepartment of Physics, SRM University AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522240 India.
Petr VieweghInstitute of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic.
Eulàlia Puig VilardellInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Alan E WillnerUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90089 USA.
Agnes Pristy Ignatius XavierSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Amit YadavLaboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Metrology, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005 India.
Huibin ZhouUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90089 USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Singular optics is a branch of modern electromagnetics and optics that investigates solutions to Maxwell's equations that exhibit nontrivial topological features under various boundary conditions. These solutions give rise to light fields containing singularities, points or regions at which certain optical properties, such as phase or polarization, become undefined. Over time, singular optics has evolved into a unifying framework for understanding and engineering optical fields that possess phase, polarization, coherence, and spatiotemporal singularities, each characterized by quantized topological properties. Such structured light fields enable high-dimensional information encoding, robust light-matter interactions, and sensitive probing of complex media, thereby impacting optical communication, imaging, sensing, and materials processing. Parallel advances in theory, fabrication techniques, detection hardware, and computational methods have created a diverse and rapidly expanding landscape, underscoring the need for an integrated and forward-looking perspective. This roadmap synthesizes emerging applications of singular optics across multiple platforms, offering a concise overview of current developments and highlighting key physical concepts, new architectures, and transformative technologies that bridge subfields. In addition to reflecting the insights of leading contributors to these research directions, it also surveys selected recent advances, providing a concise overview of current trends and a foundation for shaping the future of singular optics and its applications.

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