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Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tianyue Li
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2
Liuhao Zhu
Southeast University
3
Malte Plidschun
Schott (Germany)
4
Zhongwei Jin
China Jiliang University
5
Halima Benzehoua
Chouaib Doukkali University
6
Fei Wang
University of Science and Technology of China
7
Zicheng Shen
Tsinghua University
8
Hang Yang
Kunming Medical University
9
Deming Peng
Soochow University
10
Jakob Rieser
Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
Spin‐Selective Trifunctional Metasurfaces for Deforming Versatile Nondiffractive Beams along the Optical Trajectory
Laser & Photonics Review|2024
29 cit.
2
Chip-scale metaphotonic singularities: topological, dynamical, and practical aspects
Chip|2024
27 cit.
3
Realization of spinful metaphotonic stokes skyrmions
Journal of Optics|2024
23 cit.
4
Ultrafast Metaphotonics
Ultrafast Science|2024
22 cit.
5
Configurable topological photonic polycrystal based on a synthetic hybrid dimension
National Science Review|2025
18 cit.
6
Vision transformer empowered physics-driven deep learning for omnidirectional three-dimensional holography
Optics Express|2024
17 cit.
7
Metasurface-Based High-Speed Photonic THz OAM Communication System
Journal of Lightwave Technology|2024
11 cit.
8
Reducing carbon footprint in cities: Natural gas-based energy generation with zero CO2 emission
Energy|2024
10 cit.
9
Baseline‐free structured light 3D imaging using a metasurface double‐helix dot projector
Nanophotonics|2025
9 cit.
10
Study on the properties of pulsed chirped beams propagating in human upper dermis tissue
Optics Communications|2024
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Noah A. Rubin
University of California San Diego
2
Carmelo Rosales‐Guzmán
Centro de Investigaciones en Optica
3
Xiaoliang Ma
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Kai Pang
University of Southern California
5
Mariana Medina‐Sánchez
Ikerbasque
6
Zhifeng Zhang
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
7
Huibin Zhou
University of Southern California
8
Yueqiang Hu
Hunan University
9
Arkady Faerman
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
10
Yuan Ren
Space Engineering University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Generation of Optical Skyrmions with Tunable Topological Textures
ACS Photonics|2022
229 cit.
2
Nonseparable States of Light: From Quantum to Classical
Laser & Photonics Review|2022
156 cit.
3
Asymptotic dispersion engineering for ultra-broadband meta-optics
Nature Communications|2023
84 cit.
4
Tunable Polarization-Multiplexed Achromatic Dielectric Metalens
Nano Letters|2022
76 cit.
5
Multifunctional 4D‐Printed Sperm‐Hybrid Microcarriers for Assisted Reproduction
Advanced Materials|2022
63 cit.
6
Compound motion detection based on OAM interferometry
Nanophotonics|2022
55 cit.
7
Utilizing multiplexing of structured THz beams carrying orbital-angular-momentum for high-capacity communications
Optics Express|2022
47 cit.
8
Atmospheric turbulence strength distribution along a propagation path probed by longitudinally structured optical beams
Nature Communications|2023
47 cit.
9
Diffractive deep neural networks: Theories, optimization, and applications
Applied Physics Reviews|2024
43 cit.
10
Rotational object detection at noncoaxial light incidence based on the rotational Doppler effect
Optics Express|2022
36 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Miles J. Padgett
University of Glasgow
2
Kishan Dholakia
University of St Andrews
3
Federico Capasso
Harvard University Press
4
Alan E. Willner
University of Southern California
5
Andrew Forbes
Zhejiang International Studies University
6
Anton Zeilinger
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Innsbruck
7
Yuri S. Kivshar
Australian National University
8
Yangjian Cai
Shandong Normal University
9
Steven Chu
Stanford University
10
Robert W. Boyd
University of Ottawa

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future
Nature|2012
12.2k cit.
2
Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles
Optics Letters|1986
7k cit.
3
Flat optics with designer metasurfaces
Nature Materials|2014
5.8k cit.
4
Experimental quantum teleportation
Nature|1997
5.5k cit.
5
The path towards sustainable energy
Nature Materials|2016
4.7k cit.
6
Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing
Nature Photonics|2012
4.6k cit.
7
Metalenses at visible wavelengths: Diffraction-limited focusing and subwavelength resolution imaging
Science|2016
3.3k cit.
8
Entanglement of the orbital angular momentum states of photons
Nature|2001
3.3k cit.
9
Orbital angular momentum: origins, behavior and applications
Advances in Optics and Photonics|2011
3.2k cit.
10
Fano resonances in nanoscale structures
Reviews of Modern Physics|2010
3k cit.

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