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Postdoctoral Researcher: Domenico Bongiovanni ==================================================================================== PhD Students :Shiqi Xia、Xiuying Liu、Denghui Li、Wenchao Yan、Zhichan Hu、Sihong Lei、 Pengbo Jia、Hao Wu、Jiayi Wang、Yuqing Xie、Limin Song、Yu He Master Students: Huiwen Hao、Yichi Wang、Min Guo、Jingyan Wang、Yongsheng Liang、 Yishen Gao、Yahui Zhang、Yujie Zhang、Guowen Yang、Junqian Wang、 Xiaoyan Xu、Yubo Sun、Bangda Xue ==================================================================================== ProjectsPublicationsPublications since 2004 More publications:https://publons.com/researcher/2844228/zhigang-chen/publications/ 2021 140. S. Xia, D. Kaltsas, D. Song, I. Komis, J. Xu, A. Szameit, H. Buljan*, K. G. Makris*, and Z. Chen*, “Nonlinear control of PT-symmetry and non-Hermitian topological states”, Science, 372(6537) ,72-76 (2021). doi:10.1126/science.abf6873 pdf 139. Y. Lu, Q. Zhang, Q. Wu*, Z. Chen*, X. Liu, and J. Xu*, “Giant enhancement of THz-frequency optical nonlinearity by phonon polariton in ionic crystals, Nature Commun., accepted (2021). 138. Y. Xiang, G. Liang, P. Alvaro, X. Hu, Y. Liang, T. Kelly, Z. Shi, H. Xu and Z. Chen*, “Resonant optical nonlinearity and fluorescence enhancement in electrically tuned plasmonic nanosuspensions”, Adv. Photon. Res. 202000060 (2021). 137. Z. Shi*, M. Zuo, H. Li, D. Preece, Y. Zhang, and Z. Chen*, Topological edge states and solitons on a dynamically tunable domain wall of two opposing helical waveguide arrays, ACS Photon., https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.0c01771 (2021). 136. N Perez, J Chambers, Z Chen, A Bezryadina*, “Nonlinear self-trapping and guiding of light at different wavelengths with sheep blood,” Opt. Lett. 46, 629-632 (2021). 135. X. Liu, F. Lunić, D. Song, Z. Dai, S. Xia, L. Tang, J. Xu, Z. Chen*, H. Buljan*, “Wavepacket self-rotation and helical Zitterbewegung in symmetry-broken honeycomb lattices”, Laser Photon. Rev. accepted (2021). 134. Y. Lu, Q. Wu*, H. Xiong, S. Huang, C. Pan, J. Qi, Z. Chen*, J. Xu*, Observation of frozen-phase propagation of THz pulses in a dispersive optical system, Laser Photon. Rev. accepted (2021). 133. D. Bongiovanni, D. Li, M. Goutsoulas, H. Wu, Y. Hu, D. Song, R. Morandotti*, N. Efremidis, and Z. Chen*, “Free-space realization of tunable pin-like optical vortex beams”, Photonics Research, accepted (2021). 132. Z. Chen*, M. Segev, “Highlighting Photonics: Looking into the next decade”, accepted for publication in eLight (2021). [Invited Perspective] 131. S. Xia, D. Song*, N. Wang, X. Liu, J. Ma, L. Tang, H. Buljan*, and Z. Chen*, “Topological phenomena in photorefractive photonic lattices”, Opt. Materials Express, accepted (2021). [Invited review] 2020 130. G. Marcucci, P. Cala, W. Man, D. Pierangeli. C. Conti and Z. Chen, “Anisotropic optical shock waves in isotropic media with giant nonlocal nonlinearity”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 243902 (2020). 129. Z. Chen, H. Buljan & D. Leykam, Editorial, special issue on “Topological photonics and beyond: novel concepts and recent advances”. Light Sci.& Appl. 9, 203 (2020). 128. D. Bongiovanni, B. Wetzel, Z. Li, Y. Hu, S. Wabnitz, R. Morandotti, and Z. Chen, “Third-order Riemann pulses in optical fibers”, Opt. Express, 28, 39827 (2020). 127. Min Guo, Shiqi Xia, Nan Wang, Daohong Song, Zhigang Chen, and Jianke Yang, “Weakly nonlinear topological gap solitons in Su–Schrieffer–Heeger photonic lattices” Opt. Lett. 45, 6466 (2020). 126. P. Jia, D. Bongiovanni, Y. Hu, R. Morandotti, Z. Chen, and J. Xu, “Direct Reading of the Nonlinear Optical Response via Spatial Mapping”, Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 064001 (2020). 125. P. Zhang, Q. Kang, Y. Pei, Z. Wang, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, and J. Xu, “Unveiling chiral phase evolution in Rabi oscillations from a photonic setting”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 123201 (2020). 124. G. Marcucci, P. Cala, W. Man, D. Pierangeli. C. Conti and Z. Chen, “Anisotropic optical shock waves in isotropic media with giant nonlocal nonlinearity”, Phys. Rev. Lett. (accepted). 123. Shiqi Xia, Dario Juki, Nan Wang, Daria Smirnova, Lev Smirnov, Liqin Tang, Daohong Song, Alexander Szameit, Daniel Leykam, Jingjun Xu, Zhigang Chen & Hrvoje Buljan, “Nontrivial coupling of light into a defect: the interplay of nonlinearity and topology”, Light Sci Appl 9, 147 (2020) 122. J. Ma, J.-W. Rhim, L. Tang, S. Xia, H. Wang, X. Zheng, S. Xia, D. Song, Y. Hu, Y. Li, B.-J. Yang, D. Leykam, and Z. Chen, Direct Observation of Flatband Loop States Arising from Nontrivial Real-Space Topology, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 183901 (2020). 121. Yan W, Zhong H, Song D, Zhang Y, Xia S, Tang L, Leykam D, Chen Z. Flatband Line States in Photonic Super-Honeycomb Lattices. Advanced Optical Materials 2020, DOI: 10.1002/ADOM.201902174. 120. X. Liu+, S. Xia+, E. Jajti+, D. Song, D. Li, L. Tang, D. Leykam, J. Xu, H. Buljan and Z. Chen, Universal momentum-to-real-space mapping of topological singularities. Nature communications 11 (1), 1586 (2020). 119. L. Pilozzi, D. Leykam, Z. Chen and C. Conti, “Topological photonic crystal fibers and ring resonators”,Opt. Lett. 45, 1415 (2020). 118. N. Efremidis, M. Goutsoulas, D. Bongiovanni, D. Li, and Z. Chen, “Tunable self-similar Bessel-like beams of arbitrary order”, Opt. Lett. 45, 1830 (2020) 117. L. Tang, D. Song, S. Xia, S. Xia, J. Ma, W. Yan, Y. Hu, J. Xu, D. Leykam and Z. Chen, Photonic flat-band lattices and unconventional light localization, Nanophtonics, (2020) 9(5),1161-1176 (2020). DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2020-0043 (Invited Review) 116. Hua Zhong, Yongdong Li, Daohong Song, Yaroslav V. Kartashov, Yiqi Zhang, Yanpeng Zhang, and Zhigang Chen, Topological Valley Hall Edge State Lasing, Laser Photonics Rev. 14, 2000001(2020). 115. Denghui Li, Domenico Bongiovanni, Michael Goutsoulas, Shiqi Xia, Ze Zhang, Yi Hu, Daohong Song, Roberto Morandotti, Nikolaos K. Efremidis, and Zhigang Chen,Direct comparison of anti-diffracting optical pin beams and abruptly autofocusing beams, OSA Continuum, 3, 1525(2020). 114. G. Marcucci, D. Pierangel, S. Gentilini, N. Ghofraniha, Z. Chen and C. Conti, Optical Spatial Shock Waves in Nonlocal Nonlinear Media, Advances in Physics: X, 4, 1662733 (2019) [Invited Review]. 113. 夏世强, 唐莉勤, 夏士齐, 马继娜, 燕文超, 宋道红, 胡毅, 许京军, 陈志刚, 平带光子微结构中的新颖现象:从模式局域到实空间拓扑,物理学报. 69(15): 154207. 2020 [Invited Review]. 112. Rekha Gautam , Anna Bezryadina , Yinxiao Xiang , Tobias Hansson , Yi Liang , Guo Liang , Josh Lamstein , Nicolas Perez , Benjamin Wetzel , Roberto Morandotti & Zhigang Chen, “Nonlinear optical response and self-trapping of light in biological suspensions” (2020), Advances in Physics: X, 5:1, 1-22 [Invited Review]. 111. L. Li, Y. Jiang, P. Jiang, X. Li, Y. Qiu, P. Jia, Z. Pi, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, and J. Xu, “Experimental observation of three-dimensional non-paraxial accelerating beams”, Opt. Express 28, 17653-17659 (2020). 110. Y. Pei, Z. Wang, Y. Hu, C. Lou, Z. Chen, and J. Xu, “Spontaneous diametric-drive acceleration initiated by a single beam in a photonic lattice”, Opt. Lett, 45, 3175-3178 (2020) 109. H. Wang, L. Tang, J. Ma, X. Zheng, D. Song, Yi Hu, Y Li, and Z. Chen, “Optical clearing and shielding with fan-shaped vortex beams, APL Photonics 5, 016102 (2020). (Featured Article) 108. S Xia, C Danieli, W Yan, D Li, S Xia, J Ma, H Lu, D Song, L Tang, S Flach, and Z. Chen, “Observation of quincunx-shaped and dipole-like flatband states in photonic rhombic lattices without band-touching” APL Photonics 5, 016107 (2020). 2019 107. H. Xu, P. Alvaro, Y. Xiang, T. Kelly, Y. Ren, C. Zhang, and Z. Chen “Plasmonic resonant nonlinearity and synthetic optical properties in gold nanorod suspensions”, Photonics Research, 7, 28 (2019). 106. Z. Shi, D. Preece, C. Zhang, Y. Xiang, and Z. Chen, “Generation and probing of 3D helical lattices with tunable helix pitch and interfaces”, Opt. Express, 27, 121 (2019). 105. Y. Qiu, X. Mu, C. Zhang, X. Sun, Yi Hu, Z. Chen, J. Xu, “Generation of non-paraxial accelerating beams by active aberration compensation”, Opt. Commun. 437, 11 (2019). 104. X. Liang, Ze Zhang, D. Li, X. Han, F. Gao, Z. Chen, “Curved Volume Waveguides Induced by Airy Beams in Negative Polarizability Nanosuspension”, Opt. Commun. 437, 90 (2019). 103. R. Gautam, Y. Xiang, J. Lamstein*, Yi Liang , A. Bezryadina , G.Liang , T. Hansson , B. Wetzel , D.Preece , A. White* , M. Silverman , S.Kazarian , J. Xu , R.Morandotti, Z. Chen, “Optical force-induced nonlinearity and self-guiding of light in human red blood cell, Light: Science & Applications 8, 31 (2019). 102. N.K. Efremidis, Z. Chen, M. Segev, D.N. Christodoulides, “Airy beams and accelerating waves: An overview of recent advances”, Optica, 6, 686 (2019). [Invited Review] 101. D. Song, D. Leykam, J.Su , X. Liu, L. Tang, S. Liu, J. Zhao, N.K. Efremidis, J. Xu, Z. Chen, “Valley vortex states and degeneracy lifting via photonic higher-band excitation”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 123903 (2019). 100. D. Bongiovanni, B. Wetzel, P. Yang, Y. Hu, Y. Qiu, J. Xu, S. Wabnitz, Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti, “Optical generation and control of spatial Riemann waves”, Opt. Lett., 44, 3542 (2019). 99. H. Zhong, Y.V. Kartashov, Y. Zhang, D. Song, Y. Zhang, F. Li, and Z. Chen, “Rabi-like oscillation of photonic topological valley Hall edge states”, Opt. Lett., 44, 3342 (2019). 98. Ze Zhang, Xinli Liang, Mihalis Goutsoulas, Denghui Li, Xiuting Yang, Shupeng Yin, Jingjun Xu, D. N. Christodoulides, N.K. Efremidis, and Z. Chen, “Robust propagation of pin-like optical beam through atmospheric turbulence” APL Photonics, 4, 076103 (2019). [Featured Article] 97. H. Wang, L. Tang, J. Ma, X. Zheng, D. Song, Yi Hu, Y Li, and Z. Chen, “Synthetic optical vortex beams from analogous trajectory change of an artificial satellite”, Photonics Research, 7, 1101 (2019). 96. Z. Li, P. Zhang, X. Mu, P. Jia, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, and J. Xu, “Guiding and routing of a weak signal via a reconfigurable gravity-like potential”, Photonics Research, 7, 1087 (2019). 95. G. Marcucci, D. Pierangel, S. Gentilini, N. Ghofraniha, Z. Chen and C. Conti, “Optical Spatial Shock Waves in Nonlocal Nonlinear Media”, Adv. In Phys. X, 4, 1662733 (2019) [Invited Review]. 94. Y Pei, Y Hu, P Zhang, C Zhang, C Lou, CE Rüter, D. N. Christodoulides, Z, Chen, J, Xu, Coherent propulsion with negative-mass fields in a photonic lattice, Optics Letters, 44, 5949 (2019). 93. P. Jia, Z. Li, Yi Hu, Z. Chen and J. Xu, “Visualizing a nonlinear response in a Schrodinger wave”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 234101 (2019). 92. Y Liang, G Liang, Y Xiang, J Lamstein, R Gautam, A Bezryadina, Z Chen, “Manipulation and Assessment of Human Red Blood Cells with Tunable “Tug-of-War” Optical Tweezers”, Physical Review Applied 12 (6), 064060 (2019). 91. R. Gautam, Y. Xiang, J. Lamstein, Yi Liang , A. Bezryadina , G. Liang , T. Hansson , B. Wetzel , D. Preece , A. White, M. Silverman , S. Kazarian , J. Xu , R. Morandotti, and Z. Chen, “Light-Guiding in Red Blood Cell Suspensions”, Opt. & Photonics News, December issue (“Optics in 2019”). 90. Ze Zhang, Xinli Liang, Mihalis Goutsoulas, Denghui Li, Xiuting Yang, Shupeng Yin, Jingjun Xu, D. N. Christodoulides, N.K. Efremidis, and Z. Chen, “Pin-Like Optical Beams to Penetrate Turbulence”, Opt. & Photonics News, December issue (“Optics in 2019”). 2018 89. Shiqi Xia, Ajith Ramachandran, Shiqiang Xia, Denghui Li, Xiuying Liu,Liqin Tang, Yi Hu, Daohong Song, Jingjun Xu, Daniel Leykam, Sergej Flach, and Zhigang Chen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 263902 (2018). 88. Z. Shi, H. Li, X. Zhu and Z. Chen, “Airy-soliton interactions in self-defocusing media with PT potentials”, EPL, 124, 14006 (2018). 87. Y. Sun, D. Leykam, S. Nenni*, D. Song, H. Chen, Y. D. Chong, and Z. Chen, “Observation of Valley Landau-Zener-Bloch Oscillations and Pseudospin Imbalance in Photonic Graphene”, Phys. Rev. Lett.121, 033904 (2018). 86. Xu Liu, Yi Hu, Pengbo Jia, Ping Zhang, Hao Wu, Zhenzhong Hao, Fang Bo, Zhigang Chen, and Jingjun Xu, Free-space coupling enhancement of micro-resonators via self-accelerating beams, Opt. Express, 26, 32055-32062 (2018) 85. Yumiao Pei, Yi Hu, Cibo Lou, Daohong Song, Liqin Tang, Jingjun Xu, and Zhigang Chen*, Observation of spatial optical diametric drive acceleration in photonic lattices, Opt. Lett. 43, 118-121 (2018) 84. RS Penciu, Y Qiu, M Goutsoulas, X Sun, Y Hu, J Xu, Z Chen, NK Efremidis, “Observation of microscale nonparaxial optical bottle beams”, Opt. Lett. 43 (16), 3878-3881(2018). 2017 83. Y.X Ren, T.S Kelly*, C. Zhang*, H. Xu and Z Chen, “Soliton-mediated orientational ordering of gold nanorods and birefringence in plasmonic suspensions”, Optics Letters 42 (3), 627-630 (2017). 82. J. Lamstein*, A. Bezryadina, D. Preece, J.C Chen, and Z. Chen, “Optical tug-of-war tweezers: shaping light for dynamic control of bacterial cells” Chinese Optics Letters 15(3), 030010(2017) (Invited). 81. P. Zhang, D. Gallardo*, S. Liu, Y. Gao, T. Li, Y. Wang, Z. Chen, and X. Zhang, “Vortex degeneracy lifting and Aharonov–Bohm-like interference in deformed photonic graphene”, Opt. Lett. 42 (5), 915-918 (2017). 80. Yi Hu, Zhili Li, Benjamin Wetzel, Roberto Morandotti, Zhigang Chen, and Jingjun Xu, Cherenkov Radiation Control via Self-accelerating Wave-packets , Sci. Reports, 7, 8695 (2017). 79. A Bezryadina, T Hansson, R Gautam, B Wetzel, G Siggins*, A Kalmbach, Josh Lamstein*, Daniel Gallardo*, Edward J Carpenter, Andrew Ichimura, Roberto Morandotti, Zhigang Chen, “Nonlinear self-action of light through biological suspensions”, Physical Review Letters 119 (5), 058101(2017). 78. A Bezryadina, T Hansson, R Gautam, B Wetzel, G Siggins*, A Kalmbach, J. Lamstein*, D. Gallardo*, E. J Carpenter, A. Ichimura, R. Morandotti, Z. Chen, “Bacterial Waveguides of Light”, Opt. & Photonics News, December issue (“Optics in 2017”). 2016 77. Yuanyuan Zong, Shiqiang Xia, Liqin Tang, Daohong Song, Yi Hu, Yumiao Pei, Jing Su, Yigang Li and Zhigang Chen*, Observation of localized flat-band states in Kagome photonic lattices, Opt. Express, 24(8), 8877-8885(2016) 76. Shiqiang Xia, Yi Hu, Daohong Song, Yuanyuan Zong, Liqin Tang and Zhigang Chen, “Demonstration of flat-band image transmission in optically induced Lieb photonic lattices,” Opt. Lett.41(7), 1435-1438 (2016) 75. P. Ni, P. Zhang, X. Qi, J. Yang, Z. Chen, and W. Man, Light localization and nonlinear beam transmission in specular amorphous photonic lattices, Opt. Express 24, 2420-2426 (2016). 74. A. Bezryadina, D. Preece, J. C Chen and Z. Chen, “Optical disassembly of cellular clusters by tunable “tug-of-war” tweezers”, Light: Science & Applications, 5,e16158 (2016) (Featured Article) 73. B. Wetzel, D. Bongiovanni, M. Kues, Y. Hu, Z. Chen, S.Trillo, J. M. Dudley, S. Wabnitz and R. Morandotti, “Experimental Generation of Riemann Waves in Optics: A Route to Shock Wave Control”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 073902 (2016). 72. D. Bongiovanni, B. Wetzel, Y. Hu, Z. Chen and R. Morandotti, “Optimal compression and energy confinement of optical Airy bullets”, Opt. Express, 24, 26454-26463 (2016). 71. Z. Chen, J. Xu, Y. Hu, D. Song, Z. Zhang, J. Zhao and Y. Liang, “Control and Novel Applications of Self-Accelerating Beams”, ACTA OPTICA SINICA, 10,125-144 (2016). 70. A. Bezryadina, D. Preece, J.C Chen and Z. Chen, “Tug-of-war’ tweezers to fight biofilm”, Opt. & Photonics News, December issue (“Optics in 2016”). 69. T.S. Kelly, Y.X Ren, A Samadi, A Bezryadina, D Christodoulides and Z. Chen, Guiding and nonlinear coupling of light in plasmonic nanosuspensions, Optics Letters, 41 (16), pp. 3817-3820 (2016) 2015 68. Song, Daohong, Liu, Sheng; Paltoglou, Vassilis, Gallardo, Daniel, Tang, Liqin; Zhao, Jianlin, Xu, Jingjun, Efremidis, Nikolaos, Chen, Zhigang, Controlled generation of pseudospin-mediated vortices in photonic graphene. 2D Materials, 2, 034007(2015) 67. Juanying Zhao, Ioannis D. Chremmos, Daohong Song, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Nikolaos K. Efremidis and Zhigang Chen, Curved singular beams for three-dimensional particle manipulation. Sci. Rep. 5, 12086, doi: 10.1038/srep12086 (2015) 66. Juanying Zhao,I. D. Chremmos, Ze Zhang, Yi Hu, Daohong Song*, Peng Zhang, N. K. Efremidis, Zhigang Chen*. Specially shaped Bessel-like self-accelerating beams along predesigned trajectories, Sci. Bull. (2015) 60(13):1157–1169 65. D. Song, V. Paltoglou, S. Liu, Y. Zhu, D. Gallardo, L. Tang, J. Xu*, M. Ablowitz, N. K. Efremidis, and Z. Chen*, Unveiling pseudospin and angular momentum in photonic graphene, Nature Communications, 6, Article number: 6272 (2015) doi:10.1038/ncomms7272. 64. Yi Hu, A. Tehranchi*, S. Wabnitz, R. Kashyap, Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti*, Improved Intra-Pulse Raman Scattering Control via Asymmetric Airy Pulses, Phys. Rev. Lett., 114,073901 (2015). 63. S. Xia, D. Song, Y. Zong, L. Tang*, and Z. Chen, Observation of self-trapping and rotation of higher-band gap solitons in two-dimensional photonic lattices, Opt. Express, 23, 4397-4405 (2015). 2014 62. Y. Plotnik, M. C. Rechtsman, D. Song, M. Heinrich, J. M. Zeuner, S. Nolte, N. Malkova, J. Xu, A. Szameit, Z. Chen, and M. Segev, Observation of unconventional edges states in photonic graphene, Nature Material, 13, 57 (2014) 61. X. Qi, K.G. Makris, R. El-Ganainy, P. Zhang, J. Bai, D. N. Christodoulides, and Z. Chen, Observation of accelerating Wannier-Stark beams in optically induced photonic lattices, Opt. Lett., 39,1065-1068 (2014). 60. K. G. Makris, I. Kaminer, R. El-Ganainy, N. K. Efremidis, Z. Chen, M. Segev, and D.N. Christodoulides, Accelerating diffraction-free beams in photonic lattices, Opt. Lett.,39,2129-2132 (2014). 59. S. Fardad, A. Salandrino, M. Heinrich, P. Zhang, Z. Chen*, and D.N. Christodoulides*, Plasmonic Resonant Solitons in Metallic Nanosuspensions, Nano Letters, 14, 2498-2504 (2014). 2013 58. D. Deng, Y. Gao, J. Zhao, P. Zhang, and Z. Chen*, Three-dimensional nonparaxial beams in parabolic rotational coordinates,Opt. Lett., 38,3934-3936 (2013). 57. Y. Hu, D. Bongiovanni, Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti* , Multi-path multi-component self-accelerating beams through spectrum-engineered position mapping,Phys. Rev. A, accepted (2013). 56. W. Man†, S. Fardad†, Z. Zhang†, J. Prakash, M. Lau, P. Zhang, M. Heinrich, D. N. Christodoulides* and Z. Chen*, Engineered optical nonlinearities and enhanced light transmission in soft-matter systems with tunable polarizabilities, Phys. Rev. Lett., 111, 218302 (2013). 55. M. C. Rechtsman*, Y. Plotnik, J. M. Zeuner, D. Song, Z. Chen, A. Szameit, and M. Segev, Topological Creation and Destruction of Edge States in Photonic Graphene, Phys. Rev. Lett.,111, 103901(2013). 54. Y. Hu, D. Bongiovanni, Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti , Periodic self-accelerating beams by combined phase and amplitude modulation in the Fourier space , Opt. Lett.,17, 3387(2013). 53. S. Fardad, M. S. Mills, P. Zhang. W. Man, Z. Chen, and D.N. Christodoulides , Interactions between self-channeled optical beams in soft-matter systems with artificial nonlinearities, Opt. Lett.,accepted (2013). 52. Juanying Zhao, Peng Zhang, Dongmei Deng, Jingjiao Liu, Yuanmei Gao, Ioannis D. Chremmos, Nikolaos K. Efremidis, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, and Zhigang Chen, Observation of self-accelerating Bessel-like optical beams along arbitrary trajectories, Opt. Lett. , 38,498-500 (2013). 51. Yi Hu, Ming Li, Domenico Bongiovanni, Matteo Clerici, Jianping Yao, Zhigang Chen, José Azaña, and Roberto Morandotti , Spectrum to distance mapping via nonlinear Airy pulses, Opt. Lett. , 38,380-382 (2013). 2012 50. P. Zhang, Y. Hu, T. Li, D. Cannan*, X. Yin, R. Morandotti, Z. Chen, and X. Zhang, Nonparaxial Mathieu and Weber Accelerating Beams, Phys. Rev. Lett., 109, 193901 (2012). 49. P. Zhang, Yi Hu, D. Cannan*, A. Salandrino, T. Li, R. Morandotti, X. Zhang, and Z. Chen, Generation of linear and nonlinear nonparaxial accelerating beams, Opt. Lett., 37, 2820 (2012). 48. Z. Zhang, D. Cannan*, P. Zhang, J. Liu, D.N. Christodoulides, and Z. Chen, Observation of trapping and transporting air-borne particles with a single optical beam, Opt. Express,20, 16212 (2012). 47. Z. Chen, M. Segev, D.N. Christodoulides, Optical spatial solitons: historical overview and recent advances, Invited review paper, Rep. Prog. Phys., 75, xxx (2012). 46. S. Liu, Y. Hu, P. Zhang, X. Gan, C. Lou, D. Song, J. Zhao, J. Xu, and Z. Chen, Symmetry-breaking diffraction and dynamic self-trapping in optically induced hexagonal photonic lattices, App. Phys. Lett., 100, 061907 (2012). 2011 45. S. Liu, Y. Hu, P. Zhang, X. Gan, C. Lou, D. Song, J. Zhao, J. Xu, and Z. Chen, Tunable self-shifting Bloch modes in anisotropic hexagonal photonic lattices, Opt. Lett., 37, 2184-2186 (2011). 44. J. Yang, P. Zhang, M. Yoshihara*, Y. Hu, and Z. Chen, Image transmission using stable solitons of arbitrary shapes in photonic lattices, Opt. Lett.,36, 772-744 (2011). 43. J. Wang, A. Miller*, M. Ye, Y. Hu, C. Lou, P. Zhang, and Z. Chen, Nonlinear beam deflection in photonic lattices with negative defects, Phys. Rev. A, 83, 033836 (2011). 42. P. Zhang, Z. Zhang, Jai Prakash, S. Huang*, D. Hernandez*, M. Salazar*, D.N. Christodoulides, and Z. Chen, Trapping and transporting aerosols with a single optical bottle beam generated by moiré techniques, Opt. Lett., 36, 1491-1493 (2011). 41. S. Liu, Y. Hu, P. Zhang, X. Gan, F. Xiao, C. Lou, D. Song, J. Zhao, J. Xu, and Z. Chen, Anomalous interactions of spatial gap solitons in optically induced photonic lattices, Opt. Lett., 36, 1167-1169 (2011). 40. P. Zhang, N.K. Efremidis, A. Miller*, Peigen Ni, and Z. Chen, Reconfigurable 3D photonic lattices by optical induction for optical control of beam propagation, Appl. Phys. B (2011). 39. P. Zhang, J. Prakash, Z. Zhang, M.S. Mills, N.K. Efremidis, D.N. Christodoulides, and Z. Chen, Trapping and guiding micro-particles with morphing auto-focusing Airy beams, Opt. Lett. , 36, 2883-2885 (2011). 38. P. Zhang, S. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Yin, C. Lou, Z. Chen, X. Zhang, Plasmonic Airy beams with dynamically controlled trajectories, Opt. Lett. , 36,3191-3193 (2011). 37. Z. Ye, S. Liu, C. Lou, P. Zhang, Y. Hu, D. Song, J. Zhao, Z. Chen, Acceleration control of Airy beams with optically induced refractive-index gradient, Opt. Lett. , 36, 3230-3232 (2011). Before 2011 36. Y. Hu, S. Huang, P. Zhang, C. Lou, J. Xu, and Z. Chen, Persistence and break-down of Airy beams driven by an initial nonlinearity, Opt. Lett., 35, 3952 (2010). 35. P. Zhang, N. K. Efremidis, A. Miller, Y. Hu, and Z. Chen, Observation of coherent destruction of tunneling and unusual beam dynamics due to negative coupling in three-dimensional photonic lattices, Opt. Lett., 35, 3252 (2010). 34. P. Zhang, S. Huang, Y. Hu, D. Hernandez, and Z. Chen, Generation and nonlinear self-trapping of optical propelling beams, Opt. Lett., 35, 3129 (2010).(Featured on cover) 33. Yi Hu, Peng Zhang, Cibo Lou, Simon Huang, Jingjun Xu, and Z. Chen, Optimal control of the ballistic motion of Airy beams,Opt. Lett., 35, 2260 (2010). 32. P. Zhang, C. Lou, S. Liu, J. Zhao, J. Xu, and Z. Chen, Tuning of Bloch modes, diffraction and refraction by two-dimensional lattice reconfiguration, Optics Letters, 35, 892 (2010). 31. Daohong Song, Xiaosheng Wang, Daniel Shuldman, Jiandong Wang, Liqin Tang, Cibo Lou, Jingjun Xu, Jianke Yang, and Z. Chen, Observation of bandgap guidance of optical vortices in a tunable negative defect, Opt. Lett., 35, 2106 (2010). 30. P. Zhang, C. Lou, S. Liu, F. Xiao, J. Zhao, J. Xu, and Z. Chen, Hybrid nonlinearity supported by nonconventionally biased photorefractive crystal, Applied Phys B, 95, 559 (2009). 29. H. Yi, C. Lou, P. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Yang and Z. Chen, Saddle solitons: a balance between bi-diffraction and hybrid nonlinearity, Opt. Letters, 34, 3259 (2009). 28. N. Malkova, I. Hromada, X. Wang, G. Bryant and Z. Chen, Transition between Tamm-like and Shockley-like surface states in optically induced photonic superlattices, Physical Review A, 80, 043806 (2009). 27. K. J. Law, D. Song, P. G. Kevrekidis, J. Xu and Z. Chen, Geometric stabilization of extended S = 2 vortices in two-dimensional photonic lattices: theoretical analysis, numerical computation and experimental results, Physical Review A. 80, 063817 (2009) 26. P. Zhang, S. Liu. J. Zhao, C. Lou, J. Xu and Z. Chen, Optically induced transition between discrete and gap solitons in a nonconventionally biased photorefractive crystals, Opt. Letters, 33, 878 (2008). 25. X. Wang, A. Samodurov, and Z. Chen, Demonstration of surface soliton arrays at the edge of a two-dimensional photonic lattice, Opt. Letters, 33, 1240 (2008). 24. Z. Shi, J. Wang, Z. Chen and J. Yang, “Linear Instability of Two-Dimensional Low-Amplitude Gap Solitons Near Band Edges in Periodic Media, Phys. Rev. A, 78, 063812, (2008). 23. A. Szameit, X. Wang, K. G. Makris, Y. V. Kartashov, T. Pertsch, S. Nolte, Lam Bui, A. Tünnermann, A. Bezryadina, Z. Chen, D. N. Christodoulides, L. Torner, and G. I. Stegeman, “Two-Dimensional Surface Lattice Solitons”, Optics and Photonics News, Vol. 18 Issue 12, pp.42-42 (2007). 22. P. Zhang, J. Zhao, C. Lou, X. Tan, Y. Gao, Q. Liu, D. Yang, J. Xu, and Z. Chen , “Elliptical solitons in nonconventionally biased photorefractive crystals, Optics Express, Vol. 15 Issue 2, pp.536 - 544 (2007). 21. S. Suntsov, K. G. Makris, G. A. Siviloglou, R. Iwanow, R. Schiek, D.N. Christodoulides, G.I. Stegeman, R. Morandotti, H. Yang, G. Salamo, M. Volatier, V. Aimez, R. Arès, M. Sorel, Y. Min, W. Sohler, X. Wang, A. Bezryadina and Z. Chen, “Observation of One- and Two-Dimensional Discrete Surface Spatial Solitons”, J. Nonlinear Opt. Phys. & Mats.( Invited review paper) 20. X. Wang, Z. Chen, J. Wang, and J. Yang, Observation of in-band lattice Solitons,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 99, 243901 (2007). 19. C. Lou, X. Wang, J. Xu, Z. Chen, and J. Yang, “Nonlinear Spectrum Reshaping and Gap-Soliton-Train Trapping in Optically Induced Photonic Structures,” Phys. Rev. Lett, 98, 213903 (2007). 18. L. Tang, C. Lou, X. Wang, D. Song, X. Chen, J. Xu,Z. Chen, H. Susanto, K. Law, and P. G. Kevrekidis “Observation of dipole-like gap solitons in self-defocusing waveguide lattices” Opt. Lett., Vol. 32, Issue 20, pp. 3011-3013(2007) 17. X. Wang, A. Bezryadina and Z. Chen, K G. Makris, D. N. Christodoulides, and G. I. Stegeman, “Observation of two-dimensional surface solitons,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 98, 123903 (2007). 16. Z. Chen, J. Yang, Nonlinear Optics and Applications, Optically-Induced Reconfigurable Photonic Lattices for Linear and Nonlinear Control of Light, (2007) 15. J. Wang, J. Yang,Z. Chen, Two-Dimensional Defect Modes in Optically Induced Photonic Lattices Phys. Rev. A 76, 013828 (2007). 14. X. Wang, Z. Chen, and P. G. Kevrekidis, Observation of discrete solitons and soliton rotation in periodic ring lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 083904 (2006). 13. X. Wang, I. Makasyuk,Z. Chen and J. Yang, “Guiding light in optically induced PCF-like structures”, December Special Issue, Optics & Photonics News(2006). 12. I. Makasyuk, Z. Chen, and J. Yang, “Bandgap guidance in optically-induced photonic lattices with a negative defect”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 223903 (2006). 11. J. Yang. I. Makasyuk, H. Martin*, P.G. Kevrekidis, B.A. Malomed, D.J. Frantzeskakis, and Z. Chen, Necklace-like solitons in optically induced photonic lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 113902 (2005). 10. Z. Chen, H. Martin*, E. D. Eugenieva, J. Xu and A. Bezryadina*, Anisoptrophic enhancement of discrete diffraction and discrete soliton trains in partially coherent photonic lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett,92, 143902 (2004). 9. D.N. Neshev, T.J. Alexander, E.A. Ostrovskaya, and Y.S. Kivshar, H. Martin*, I. Makasyuk and Z. Chen, Observation of discrete vortex solitons in optically-induced photonic lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett, 92, 123903 (2004). 8. H. Martin*, E. D. Eugenieva , Z. Chen, and D. N. Christodoulides, Discrete solitons and soliton-induced dislocations in partially coherent photonic lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett,92, 123902 (2004). 7. J. W. Fleischer, D.N. Neshev, G. Bartal, Tristram J. Alexander, Oren Cohen, E. A. Ostrovskaya, Ofer Manela, H. Martin*, Jared Hudock, Igor Makasyuk,Z. Chen, D. N. Christodoulides , Yuri S. Kivshar, and M. Segev, Observation of discrete vortex solitons in 2D photonic lattices, Opt. & Photonic News, 15, 30 (2004) (December special issue, Optics in 2004). Invited Book Chapters 6. Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti eds., Nonlinear Photonics and Novel Phenomena, Springer Series in Optical Sciences,Vol 171, ISBN 978-1-4614-3537-2 (Springer, 2012). 5. J. Yang, X. Wang, J. Wang and Z. Chen, Light localization by defects in optically induced photonic structures, Invited Book Chapter, in Nonlinearities in Periodic Structures and Metamaterials, C. Denz, S. Flach, and Y. Kivshar ed., (Springer, 2010) 4. Y. Hu, G. A. Siviloglo. P. Zhang, N.K. Efremidis, D. N. Christodoulides, and Z. Chen, Generation and control of accelerating Airy beams, Invited Book Chapter, in Nonlinear Photonics and Novel Phenomena, Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti eds. in press, (Springer, 2012). 3. P. Zhang, Cibo Lou, Yi Hu, Sheng Liu, Jianlin Zhao, Jingjun Xu, and Z. Chen, Spatial beam dynamics mediated by hybrid nonlinearity, Invited Book Chapter, in Nonlinear Photonics and Novel Phenomena, Z. Chen, and R. Morandotti eds. in press, (Springer, 2012). 2. J. Yang and Z. Chen, Controlling light in reconfigurable photonic lattices, Invited Book Chapter, in Nonlinear Optics and Applications, H. Abdeldayem and D. O. Frazier ed., (Research Signpost, 2007). 1. Z. Chen* and J. Yang, Optical fabrication of photonic lattices for linear and nonlinear control of light, Special Review Book Chapter, in NONLINEAR OPTICS AND APPLICATIONS, H. Abdeldayem ed. (2006) Academic Exchange
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