Observation of emergent momentum–time skyrmions in parity–time-symmetric non-unitary quench dynamics

Dynamic topological phenomena remain challenging to be probed experimentally. Here, Wang et al. theoretically characterize and experimentally detect dynamical skyrmions in parity‐time‐symmetric non‐unitary quench dynamics in single‐photon discrete‐time quantum walks.

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Kunkun Wang, Xingze Qiu, Lei Xiao, Xiang Zhan, Zhihao Bian, Barry C. Sanders, Wei Yi, Peng Xue
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2019
Sujets:
Q
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/83ff9b72eeb14f70b41d1c4ed35c82d7
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
Description
Résumé:Dynamic topological phenomena remain challenging to be probed experimentally. Here, Wang et al. theoretically characterize and experimentally detect dynamical skyrmions in parity‐time‐symmetric non‐unitary quench dynamics in single‐photon discrete‐time quantum walks.