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ArticleACS photonics2026

Programmable Topological Light via Coherent Beam Combination.

Fedor Chernikov, William Kerridge-Johns, Konstantin K Bobkov, Johan Nilsson, Michalis N Zervas, Ben Mills

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Article in ACS photonics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Fedor ChernikovOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9637-8110
William Kerridge-JohnsOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
Konstantin K BobkovOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
Johan NilssonOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
Michalis N ZervasOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
Ben MillsOptoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-1012

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topologically structured optical fields exhibit rich physical properties and offer new opportunities for information encoding and light-matter interaction. In this work, we propose a general and scalable framework for generating and reconfiguring topological light using coherent beam combination (CBC). By treating the CBC system as an electronically addressable optical phased array, we demonstrate that the topology of the optical field becomes a programmable parameter. As a representative example, we focus on optical skyrmions and present an experimental demonstration of deterministic and dynamic switching between Bloch-type, Néel-type, and antiskyrmion textures using a 7-channel Yb-doped fiber master oscillator power amplifier CBC system. This approach establishes a scalable and programmable route toward high-power topological vector fields and reconfigurable structured light.

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coherent beam combinationoptical skyrmionsStructured lighttopological photonics

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PMID42761872
PMCPMC13587772

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