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Programming topological photonics

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Harnessing the large-scale integration and individual control of artificial atoms on silicon photonic circuits enables the realization of a rapidly programmable topological photonic chip that can be dynamically reconfigured to explore diverse topological phenomena.

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Fig. 1: Application-specific programmable photonic chip that enables topological reconfigurations.
Fig. 2: The Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model.

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Capmany, J., Pérez-López, D. Programming topological photonics. Nat. Mater. 23, 874–875 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-01932-x

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