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  1. Parity\u2013time-symmetry and exceptional points in electronic circuits
    (accepted, to appear)

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  2. Exceptional points and lasing thresholds: When lower-Q modes win<\/mark>
    J. Kullig, Q. Zhong, J. Wiersig, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Letters<\/a><\/em> 135, 173802 (2025)

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  3. Tuning the strength of exceptional points and their transition to diabolic points<\/mark>
    Q. Zhong, S. Nelson, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Optics Letters<\/em> <\/a>50 (15), 4702-4705 (2025)

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  4. Optothermal dynamics in microresonators operating on an exceptional surface<\/mark>
    Q. Wang, D. Peng, Q. Zhong, A. Kecebas, R. El-Ganainy, and \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir
    APL Photonics<\/em><\/a> 10 (6), 061301 (2025)

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  5. Photon\u2013photon chemical thermodynamics of frequency conversion processes in highly multimode systems<\/mark>
    <\/strong>H. Ren, G. G. Pyrialakos, Q. Zhong, F. O. Wu, M. Khajavikhan, and D. N. Christodoulides
    Light: Science & Applications<\/em><\/a> 14 (1), 188 (2025)
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  6. Electronic CPA\u2010Laser Having Enhanced Sensitivity and Tunability
    <\/mark>M. Yang, L. Wang, Z. Ye, Q. Zhong, B. Jian, X. Zhang, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and M. Liu
    Advanced Electronic Materials<\/em><\/a> 11 (7), 2400722 (2025)
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  7. Selective filtering of photonic quantum entanglement via anti\u2013parity-time symmetry<\/mark>
    M. A. Selim, M. Ehrhardt, Y. Ding, H. M. Dinani, Q. Zhong, A. Perez-Leija, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, M. Heinrich, A. Szameit, D. N. Christodoulides, and M. Khajavikhan
    Science<\/em><\/a> 387, 1424 (2025)

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  8. Experimental demonstration of single-spin Stirling engine cycles with enhanced efficiency<\/mark>
    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, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and M. Feng
    Physical Review A<\/em><\/a> 111, L010203 (2025)
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  9. Exceptional points induced by unidirectional coupling in electronic circuits
    <\/mark>W. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Z. Gao, D. Peng, J.-L. Kou, <\/em>Y.-Q. Lu, R. El-Ganainy, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and Q. Zhong
    Nature Communications<\/em><\/a> 15, 9907 (2024)
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  10. Experimental observation of coherent-perfect-absorber and laser points in anti-PT symmetry
    <\/mark>M. Yang, Q. Zhong, Z. Ye, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, M. Farhat, R. El-Ganainy, and P.-Y. Chen
    Physical Review A<\/em><\/a> 110 (3), 033504 (2024)
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  11. Chiral quantum heating and cooling with an optically controlled ion
    <\/mark>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. Ke\u00e7eba\u015f, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, F. Zhou, H. Jing, and M. Feng
    Light: Science & Applications<\/a><\/em> 13, 143 (2024)

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  12. Chiral transmission by an open evolution trajectory in a non-Hermitian system
    <\/mark>X. Shu, Q. Zhong, K. Hong, O. You, J. Wang, G. Hu, A. Al\u00f9, S. Zhang, D. N. Christodoulides, and L. Chen
    Light: Science & Applications<\/a><\/em> 13, 65 (2024)

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  13. Resolving the topology of encircling multiple exceptional points
    <\/mark>C. Guria, Q. Zhong, S. K. Ozdemir, Y. S. S. Patil, R. El-Ganainy, and J. G. E. Harris
    Nature Communications<\/a><\/em> 15, 1369 (2024)

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

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

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  16. Universality of light thermalization in multimoded nonlinear optical systems<\/mark>
    Q. Zhong, F. O. Wu, A. U. Hassan, R. El-Ganainy, and D. N. Christodoulides
    Nature Communications<\/em><\/a> 14, 370 (2023)
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  17. The missing link between standing- and traveling-wave resonators
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, H. Zhao, L. Feng, K. Busch, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Nanophotonics<\/em><\/a> 11, 4427 (2022)
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  18. Observation of chiral state transfer without encircling an exceptional point
    <\/mark>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<\/a><\/em> 605, 256 (2022)

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  19. Quantum-inspired multicore optical fiber
    <\/mark>A. Kalita, Q. Zhong, K. Busch, and R. El-Ganainy
    Optics Letters<\/a><\/em> 47, 2526 (2022)

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  20. Thermalization of light’s orbital angular momentum in nonlinear multimode waveguide systems
    <\/mark>F. O. Wu, Q, Zhong, H. Ren, P. S. Jung, K. G. Makris, and D. N. Christodoulides
    Physical Review Letters<\/em> <\/a>128, 123901 (2022)
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  21. Chiral and degenerate perfect absorption on exceptional surfaces
    <\/mark>S. Soleymani, Q. Zhong, M. Mokim, S. Rotter, R. El-Ganainy, and \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir
    Nature Communications<\/a><\/em> 13, 599 (2022)

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

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  23. Control of spontaneous emission dynamics in microcavities with chiral exceptional surfaces
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, A. Hashemi, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Research<\/a><\/em> 3, 013220 (2021)

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  24. Hierarchical construction of higher-order exceptional points
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, J. Kou, \u015e. K. \u00d6zdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Letters<\/em><\/a> 125, 203602 (2020)
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  25. Coherent virtual absorption of light in microring resonators
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, L. Simonson, T. Kottos, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Research<\/a><\/em> 2, 013362 (2020)

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  26. Exceptional-point-based optical amplifiers
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, S. K. Ozdemir, A. Eisfeld, A. Metelmann, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Applied<\/a><\/em> 13, 014070 (2020)

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

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  28. Bosonic discrete supersymmetry for quasi-two-dimensional optical arrays
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, S. Nelson, M. Khajavikhan, D. N. Christodoulides, and R. El-Ganainy
    Photonics Research<\/a><\/em> 7, 1240 (2019)

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  29. Controlling directional absorption with chiral exceptional surfaces
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, S. Nelson, S. Ozdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Optics Letters<\/a><\/em> 44, 5242 (2019)

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  30. Sensing with exceptional surfaces in order to combine sensitivity with robustness<\/mark>
    Q. Zhong, J. Ren, M. Khajavikhan, D. N. Christodoulides, S. K. Ozdemir, and R. El-Ganainy
    Physical Review Letters<\/em><\/a> 122, 153902 (2019)
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  31. Crossing exceptional points without phase transition
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, and R. El-Ganainy
    Scientific Reports<\/a><\/em> 9, 134 (2019)

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  32. Winding around non-Hermitian singularities
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, <\/em>M. Khajavikhan, D. N. Christodoulides, and R. El-Ganainy
    Nature Communications<\/a><\/em> 9, 4808 (2018)

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

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  34. Parametric amplification in quasi-PT symmetric coupled waveguide structures
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong, A. Ahmed, J. I. Dadap, R. M. Osgood, and R. El-Ganainy
    New Journal of Physics<\/a><\/em> 18, 125006 (2016)

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  35. Kinematics of illumination patterns and light echoes from flashes
    <\/mark>Q. Zhong
    JOSA A<\/a><\/em> 33, 1814 (2016)

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  36. Lights illuminate surfaces superluminally
    <\/mark>R. J. Nemiroff, Q. Zhong, and E. Lilleskov
    Physics Education<\/a><\/em> 51, 043005 (2016)

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  37. Real-time in situ monitoring of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) coating of coronary stents using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy<\/mark>
    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<\/a><\/em> 103, 691 (2015)

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  38. Preparation of cationic surfactant intercalated graphene oxide and quantitative determination of the interlamellar spacing<\/mark>
    Y. Liu, Q. Zhong, and T. Zhang
    Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures<\/em> <\/a>23, 196 (2015)
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  39. Atomic layer deposition enhanced grafting of phosphorylcholine on stainless steel for intravascular stents<\/mark>
    Q. Zhong, J. Yan, X. Qian, T. Zhang, Z. Zhang, and A.-D. Li
    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces<\/em><\/a> 121, 238 (2014)
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  40. Photonic crystal fiber based high temperature sensor with three-beam path interference <\/mark>
    S.-S. Li, Z.-D. Huang, X.-S. Song, S.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhong, F. Xu, and Y.-Q. Lu
    Electronics Letters<\/em><\/a> 46, 1394 (2010)
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  41. A three-beam path photonic crystal fiber modal interferometer and its sensing applications <\/mark>
    S.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhong, X.-S. Qian, X.-W. Lin, F. Xu, W. Hu, and Y.-Q. Lu
    Journal of Applied Physics<\/em><\/a> 108, 023107 (2010)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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