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Tuning optical cavities by Möbius topology

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The resonance wavelengths of optical Möbius strip microcavities can be continuously tuned via geometric phase manipulation by changing the thickness-to-width ratio of the strip.

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Fig. 1: Parallel transport of ‘in-plane’ polarization modes in curved and Möbius strip cavities.

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  1. Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy

    Bruno Piccirillo & Verónica Vicuña-Hernández

  2. INFN, National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Napoli Unit, Napoli, Italy

    Bruno Piccirillo & Verónica Vicuña-Hernández

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Piccirillo, B., Vicuña-Hernández, V. Tuning optical cavities by Möbius topology. Nat. Photon. 17, 13–14 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01136-2

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