Publications

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  1. Exceptional points and lasing thresholds: When lower-Q modes win
    J. Kullig, Q. Zhong, J. Wiersig, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Letters (2025)

  2. Tuning the strength of exceptional points and their transition to diabolic points
    Q. Zhong, S. Nelson, Ş. K. Özdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Optics Letters 50 (15), 4702-4705 (2025)

  3. Optothermal dynamics in microresonators operating on an exceptional surface
    Q. Wang, D. Peng, Q. Zhong, A. Kecebas, R. El-Ganainy, and Ş. K. Özdemir
    APL Photonics 10 (6), 061301 (2025)

  4. Photon–photon chemical thermodynamics of frequency conversion processes in highly multimode systems
    H. Ren, G. G. Pyrialakos, Q. Zhong, F. O. Wu, M. Khajavikhan, and D. N. Christodoulides
    Light: Science & Applications 14 (1), 188 (2025)

  5. Electronic CPA‐Laser Having Enhanced Sensitivity and Tunability
    M. Yang, L. Wang, Z. Ye, Q. Zhong, B. Jian, X. Zhang, Ş. K. Özdemir, and M. Liu
    Advanced Electronic Materials 11 (7), 2400722 (2025)

  6. Selective filtering of photonic quantum entanglement via anti–parity-time symmetry
    M. A. Selim, M. Ehrhardt, Y. Ding, H. M. Dinani, Q. Zhong, A. Perez-Leija, Ş. K. Özdemir, M. Heinrich, A. Szameit, D. N. Christodoulides, and M. Khajavikhan
    Science 387, 1424 (2025)

  7. Experimental demonstration of single-spin Stirling engine cycles with enhanced efficiency
    P.-D. Li, G.-Y. Ding, J.-Q. Zhang, Q. Yuan, S.-Q. Dai, T.-H. Cui, F. Zhou, L. Chen, Q. Zhong, H. Jing, Ş. K. Özdemir, and M. Feng
    Physical Review A 111, L010203 (2025)

  8. Exceptional points induced by unidirectional coupling in electronic circuits
    W. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Z. Gao, D. Peng, J.-L. Kou, Y.-Q. Lu, R. El-Ganainy, Ş. K. Özdemir, and Q. Zhong
    Nature Communications 15, 9907 (2024)

  9. Experimental observation of coherent-perfect-absorber and laser points in anti-PT symmetry
    M. Yang, Q. Zhong, Z. Ye, Ş. K. Özdemir, M. Farhat, R. El-Ganainy, and P.-Y. Chen
    Physical Review A 110 (3), 033504 (2024)

  10. Chiral quantum heating and cooling with an optically controlled ion
    J.-T. Bu, J.-Q. Zhang, G.-Y. Ding, J.-C. Li, J.-W. Zhang, B. Wang, W.-Q. Ding, W.-F. Yuan, L. Chen, Q. Zhong, A. Keçebaş, Ş. K. Özdemir, F. Zhou, H. Jing, and M. Feng
    Light: Science & Applications 13, 143 (2024)

  11. Chiral transmission by an open evolution trajectory in a non-Hermitian system
    X. Shu, Q. Zhong, K. Hong, O. You, J. Wang, G. Hu, A. Alù, S. Zhang, D. N. Christodoulides, and L. Chen
    Light: Science & Applications 13, 65 (2024)

  12. Resolving the topology of encircling multiple exceptional points
    C. Guria, Q. Zhong, S. K. Ozdemir, Y. S. S. Patil, R. El-Ganainy, and J. G. E. Harris
    Nature Communications 15, 1369 (2024)

  13. Tracking exceptional points above the lasing threshold
    K. Ji, Q. Zhong, L. Ge, G. Beaudoin, I. Sagnes, F. Raineri, R. El-Ganainy, and A. M. Yacomotti
    Nature Communications 14, 8304 (2023)

  14. Spectral sensitivity near exceptional points as a resource for hardware encryption
    M. Yang, L. Zhu, Q. Zhong, R. El-Ganainy, and P.-Y. Chen
    Nature Communications 14, 1145 (2023)

  15. Universality of light thermalization in multimoded nonlinear optical systems
    Q. Zhong, F. O. Wu, A. U. Hassan, R. El-Ganainy, and D. N. Christodoulides
    Nature Communications 14, 370 (2023)

  16. The missing link between standing- and traveling-wave resonators
    Q. Zhong, H. Zhao, L. Feng, K. Busch, Ş. K. Özdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Nanophotonics 11, 4427 (2022)

  17. Observation of chiral state transfer without encircling an exceptional point
    H. Nasari, G. Lopez-Galmiche, H. E. Lopez-Aviles, A. Schumer, A. U. Hassan, Q. Zhong, S. Rotter, P. LiKamWa, D. N. Christodoulides, and M. Khajavikhan
    Nature 605, 256 (2022)

  18. Quantum-inspired multicore optical fiber
    A. Kalita, Q. Zhong, K. Busch, and R. El-Ganainy
    Optics Letters 47, 2526 (2022)

  19. Thermalization of light’s orbital angular momentum in nonlinear multimode waveguide systems
    F. O. Wu, Q, Zhong, H. Ren, P. S. Jung, K. G. Makris, and D. N. Christodoulides
    Physical Review Letters 128, 123901 (2022)

  20. Chiral and degenerate perfect absorption on exceptional surfaces
    S. Soleymani, Q. Zhong, M. Mokim, S. Rotter, R. El-Ganainy, and Ş. K. Özdemir
    Nature Communications 13, 599 (2022)

  21. On-chip non-Hermitian optical parametric amplifiers with a large bandwidth
    A. Ahmed, X. Meng, Q. Zhong, R. El-Ganainy, R. M. Osgood, and J. I. Dadap
    JOSA B 38, 2160 (2021)

  22. Control of spontaneous emission dynamics in microcavities with chiral exceptional surfaces
    Q. Zhong, A. Hashemi, Ş. K. Özdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Research 3, 013220 (2021)

  23. Hierarchical construction of higher-order exceptional points
    Q. Zhong, J. Kou, Ş. K. Özdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Letters 125, 203602 (2020)

  24. Coherent virtual absorption of light in microring resonators
    Q. Zhong, L. Simonson, T. Kottos, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Research 2, 013362 (2020)

  25. Exceptional-point-based optical amplifiers
    Q. Zhong, S. K. Ozdemir, A. Eisfeld, A. Metelmann, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Applied 13, 014070 (2020)

  26. Experimental observation of PT-symmetry breaking near divergent exceptional points
    M. Sakhdari, M. Hajizadegan, Q. Zhong, D. N. Christodoulides, R. El-Ganainy, and P.-Y. Chen
    Physical Review Letters 123, 193901 (2019)

  27. Bosonic discrete supersymmetry for quasi-two-dimensional optical arrays
    Q. Zhong, S. Nelson, M. Khajavikhan, D. N. Christodoulides, and R. El-Ganainy
    Photonics Research 7, 1240 (2019)

  28. Controlling directional absorption with chiral exceptional surfaces
    Q. Zhong, S. Nelson, S. Ozdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Optics Letters 44, 5242 (2019)

  29. Sensing with exceptional surfaces in order to combine sensitivity with robustness
    Q. Zhong, J. Ren, M. Khajavikhan, D. N. Christodoulides, S. K. Ozdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Letters 122, 153902 (2019)

  30. Crossing exceptional points without phase transition
    Q. Zhong, and R. El-Ganainy
    Scientific Reports 9, 134 (2019)

  31. Winding around non-Hermitian singularities
    Q. Zhong, M. Khajavikhan, D. N. Christodoulides, and R. El-Ganainy
    Nature Communications 9, 4808 (2018)

  32. Power-law scaling of extreme dynamics near higher-order exceptional points
    Q. Zhong, D. N. Christodoulides, M. Khajavikhan, K. G. Makris, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review A 97, 020105(R) (2018)

  33. Parametric amplification in quasi-PT symmetric coupled waveguide structures
    Q. Zhong, A. Ahmed, J. I. Dadap, R. M. Osgood, and R. El-Ganainy
    New Journal of Physics 18, 125006 (2016)

  34. Kinematics of illumination patterns and light echoes from flashes
    Q. Zhong
    JOSA A 33, 1814 (2016)

  35. Lights illuminate surfaces superluminally
    R. J. Nemiroff, Q. Zhong, and E. Lilleskov
    Physics Education 51, 043005 (2016)

  36. Real-time in situ monitoring of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) coating of coronary stents using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
    Q. Zhong, Q.-L. Mao, J. Yan, W.-M. Liu, T. Zhang, and J.-G. Liu
    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 103, 691 (2015)

  37. Preparation of cationic surfactant intercalated graphene oxide and quantitative determination of the interlamellar spacing
    Y. Liu, Q. Zhong, and T. Zhang
    Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures 23, 196 (2015)

  38. Atomic layer deposition enhanced grafting of phosphorylcholine on stainless steel for intravascular stents
    Q. Zhong, J. Yan, X. Qian, T. Zhang, Z. Zhang, and A.-D. Li
    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 121, 238 (2014)

  39. Photonic crystal fiber based high temperature sensor with three-beam path interference
    S.-S. Li, Z.-D. Huang, X.-S. Song, S.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhong, F. Xu, and Y.-Q. Lu
    Electronics Letters 46, 1394 (2010)

  40. A three-beam path photonic crystal fiber modal interferometer and its sensing applications
    S.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhong, X.-S. Qian, X.-W. Lin, F. Xu, W. Hu, and Y.-Q. Lu
    Journal of Applied Physics 108, 023107 (2010)

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