Supertoroidal light pulses as electromagnetic skyrmions propagating in free space

Topology in electromagnetic fields can lead to a range of intriguing and unexpected phenomena. Here the authors describe a family of supertoroidal light pulses that exhibit skyrmionic topological structure flying in free space.

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Autores principales: Yijie Shen, Yaonan Hou, Nikitas Papasimakis, Nikolay I. Zheludev
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/15764b6e9f704b84a889e272ec72126f
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Sumario:Topology in electromagnetic fields can lead to a range of intriguing and unexpected phenomena. Here the authors describe a family of supertoroidal light pulses that exhibit skyrmionic topological structure flying in free space.