Author: Fu Shenhe 

PublisherCollege of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering  

Date:September 9, 2024

The research team led by Chen Zhenqiang and Li Zhen from the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering at Jinan University has made significant strides in the realm of light field control. Their latest findings detail a novel physical optical phenomenon wherein multiple optical vortex and anti-vortex clusters can gradually crystallize into a stable lattice mode within a propagating coherent light field. Remarkably, this lattice structure maintains its morphology over several Rayleigh distances during transmission.

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These groundbreaking results are documented in their recent publication titled Optical vortex-antivortex crystallization in free space in Nature Communications, an internationally recognized journal. The paper lists postdoctoral fellow Lin Haolin and master's student Liao Yixuan as co-first authors, while Professors Fu Shenhe, Li Zhen, and Chen Zhenqiang serve as co-corresponding authors. Additionally, Professor Boris Malomed from Tel Aviv University contributed to the research as a co-author.

This impactful study was supported by multiple funding sources, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Key Project of Guangdong Province, and the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou.

For further insights, the full research article can be accessed through the following link: [Optical vortex-antivortex crystallization in free space] 

(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50458-y).