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Wenbo Lin¹, Nilo Mata-Cervera², Yasutomo Ota³

¹Institute of Science Tokyo, Institute of Integrated Research, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Merugo, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.

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We present optical hopfion crystals, higher-dimensional topological quasiparticles, for advanced data storage. These structures, built with structured light, offer a new platform for high-dimensional topological information transfer.

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Area of Science:

Condensed matter physics
Photonics
Topological materials

Background:

Hopfions are higher-dimensional topological quasiparticles with complex 3D spin textures.
They have been observed in condensed matter and photonic systems.
Hopfions show potential for high-density data storage and transfer.

Purpose of the Study:

To present crystalline structures of hopfions in space-time.
To propose methodologies for assembling hopfion lattices.
To elucidate techniques for tailoring topological orders.

Main Methods:

Construction of hopfion space-time crystals using spatiotemporally structured light.
Assembly of 1D and higher dimensional hopfion lattices using bichromatic structured light beams or dipole arrays.
Development of a technique for tailoring topological orders.

Main Results:

Demonstration of crystalline structures of hopfions in space-time.
Proposal of practical methods for creating hopfion lattices.
Elucidation of a method for controlling topological orders.

Conclusions:

Optical hopfion crystals represent a novel platform for fundamental research.
This work opens new avenues for high-dimensional topological information transfer.
The proposed methodologies facilitate the creation and manipulation of complex topological structures.