Topological optical achirality

Chunchao Wen; Zhichun Qi; Jianfa Zhang; Chaofan Zhang; Shiqiao Qin; Zhihong Zhu; Wei Liu

doi:10.1103/hvd8-54nc

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Topological optical achirality

Chunchao Wen , Zhichun Qi , Jianfa Zhang^*, Chaofan Zhang^†, Shiqiao Qin, Zhihong Zhu, and Wei Liu ^‡

College for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, People's Republic of China and Nanhu Laser Laboratory and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Novel Nano-Optoelectronic Information Materials and Devices, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, People's Republic of China

^*Contact author: jfzhang85@nudt.edu.cn
^†Contact author: c.zhang@nudt.edu.cn
^‡Contact author: wei.liu.pku@gmail.com

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Phys. Rev. A 112, L051501 – Published 10 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/hvd8-54nc

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For arbitrary reciprocal single-mode structures, regardless of their geometric shapes or constituent materials, there must exist incident directions of plane waves for which they are optically achiral.

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