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Zhigang Chen

Zhigang Chen

Nankai University
China

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

Zhigang Chen mainly focuses on Optics, Condensed matter physics, Photonic lattices, Photorefractive effect and Nonlinear optics. His work in Optics addresses issues such as Lattice, which are connected to fields such as Electron. His Condensed matter physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photonics, Vortex, Surface and Instability.

As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Photonic lattices, concentrating on Light propagation and intersecting with Anisotropy and Dipole. His Photorefractive effect research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Galerkin method, Explicit symmetry breaking and Soliton. His Nonlinear optics research integrates issues from Light intensity and Refractive index.

His most cited work include:

  • Trapping and guiding microparticles with morphing autofocusing Airy beams (362 citations)
  • Observation of discrete vortex solitons in optically induced photonic lattices (350 citations)
  • Observation of discrete vortex solitons in optically induced photonic lattices (350 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Optics, Nonlinear system, Optoelectronics, Condensed matter physics and Nonlinear optics. His study in Optics concentrates on Light beam, Diffraction, Beam, Photorefractive effect and Refractive index. In Nonlinear system, he works on issues like Classical mechanics, which are connected to Wave propagation.

His study looks at the relationship between Optoelectronics and fields such as Laser, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His study in Condensed matter physics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photonics and Vortex, Optical vortex. In most of his Nonlinear optics studies, his work intersects topics such as Photonic crystal.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (58.43%)
  • Nonlinear system (33.72%)
  • Optoelectronics (22.42%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Optics (58.43%)
  • Nonlinear system (33.72%)
  • Photonics (25.20%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Zhigang Chen mostly deals with Optics, Nonlinear system, Photonics, Topology and Lattice. As a member of one scientific family, Zhigang Chen mostly works in the field of Optics, focusing on Phase and, on occasion, Fourier transform and Optical vortex. His Nonlinear system research includes elements of Shock wave and Diffraction.

His studies in Photonics integrate themes in fields like Flat band and Coupling. The various areas that he examines in his Topology study include Geometric phase, Photorefractive effect and Topological insulator. His research on Lattice concerns the broader Condensed matter physics.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Airy beams and accelerating waves: an overview of recent advances (94 citations)
  • Optical force-induced nonlinearity and self-guiding of light in human red blood cell suspensions (21 citations)
  • Optical force-induced nonlinearity and self-guiding of light in human red blood cell suspensions (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

Zhigang Chen focuses on Photonics, Lattice, Topology, Optics and Nonlinear system. Zhigang Chen combines subjects such as Flat band, Zigzag, Coupled mode theory and Brillouin zone with his study of Photonics. His Lattice study deals with the bigger picture of Condensed matter physics.

His studies in Optics integrate themes in fields like Phase and Trajectory. The concepts of his Nonlinear system study are interwoven with issues in Dispersion, Optical force, Shock wave, Amplitude and Photorefractive effect. His Photorefractive effect study incorporates themes from Topology and Nonlinear optics.

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Best Publications

Self-Trapping of Partially Spatially Incoherent Light

Matthew Mitchell;Zhigang Chen;Ming-feng Shih;Mordechai Segev.
Physical Review Letters (1996)

559 Citations

Observation of discrete vortex solitons in optically induced photonic lattices

Dragomir N. Neshev;Tristram J. Alexander;Elena A. Ostrovskaya;Yuri S. Kivshar.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

542 Citations

Trapping and guiding microparticles with morphing autofocusing Airy beams

Peng Zhang;Jai Prakash;Ze Zhang;Matthew S. Mills.
Optics Letters (2011)

415 Citations

Optical spatial solitons: historical overview and recent advances

Zhigang Chen;Mordechai Segev;Demetrios N Christodoulides.
Reports on Progress in Physics (2012)

395 Citations

Nonparaxial Mathieu and Weber accelerating beams.

Peng Zhang;Yi Hu;Yi Hu;Tongcang Li;Drake Cannan.
Physical Review Letters (2012)

346 Citations

Discrete solitons and soliton-induced dislocations in partially coherent photonic lattices.

Hector Martin;Eugenia D. Eugenieva;Zhigang Chen;Demetrios N. Christodoulides.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

319 Citations

Observation of novel edge states in photonic graphene

Mikael C. Rechtsman;Yonatan Plotnik;Daohong Song;Matthias Heinrich.
arXiv: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (2012)

311 Citations

Observation of unconventional edge states in ‘photonic graphene’

Yonatan Plotnik;Mikael C. Rechtsman;Daohong Song;Matthias Heinrich.
Nature Materials (2014)

290 Citations

Topological creation and destruction of edge states in photonic graphene.

Mikael C. Rechtsman;Yonatan Plotnik;Julia M. Zeuner;Daohong Song.
Physical Review Letters (2013)

259 Citations

Self-Trapping of Dark Incoherent Light Beams

Zhigang Chen;Matthew Mitchell;Mordechai Segev;Tamer H. Coskun.
Science (1998)

235 Citations

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