ORC Nanophotonics & Metamaterials Group
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Dr. Minhua Li
Former Project
Chiral and toroidal metamaterial
Short CV
Minhua Li obtained his Radio Physics MSc and PhD degrees from the Central China Normal University,
Wuhan, China, in 2010 and 2013, respectively. In 2013, he became a lecturer in the Faculty
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, China. His research interests have
been in the fields of metamaterial absorbers and chiral metamaterials. He was an academic visitor at the
ORC in Southampton from May 2018 until May 2019.
Joint Articles
- Time translation symmetry, ergodicity and entropy dynamics in a time crystal driven by optical interaction forces
T. Liu, V. Raskatla, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Newton, 1, 100206 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.newton.2025.100206 - Continuous space-time crystal state driven by nonreciprocal optical forces
V. Raskatla, T. Liu, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 136202 (2024) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.136202
[Editor's Pick] - Thermal fluctuations of the optical properties of nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
J. Li, D. Papas, T. Liu, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
Adv. Opt. Mater. 10(5), 2101591 (2022) doi: 10.1002/adom.202101591 - pdf - Optical Magnetic Response Without Metamaterials
J. Li, N. Papasimakis, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
APL Photonics 6, 071303 (2021) doi: 10.1063/5.0054752 - pdf - Ultraviolet hollow-core waveguides with sub-unitary index chalcogenide cladding
J. Li, B. Gholipour, D. Piccinotti, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Opt. Mater. Express 10 (9), 2254-2261 (2020) doi: 10.1364/OME.400058 - pdf
Joint Conference Contributions
- Transition dynamics of photonic metamaterial continuous time crystals
V. Raskatla, J. Li, G. Adamo, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2025, Munich, Germany, 23 - 27 June 2025 - (invited) Wilczek’s time crystals on photonic metamaterial platforms
V. Raskatla, J. Li, G. Adamo, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Waves in Time-varying Media, Madrid, Spain, 20 - 22 May 2025 - (invited) Optical nonreciprocal forces, ergodicity and entropy in metamaterial time crystals
N. I. Zheludev, V. Raskatla, T. Liu, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald
18th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials’2024), Crete, Greece, 9 – 14 Sept 2024 - (invited) Optical nonreciprocal forces, ergodicity and entropy of space-time crystals
V. Raskatla, T. Liu, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, Strasbourg, France, 7 - 11 Apr 2024 - (breakthrough) Nonreciprocal phase transitions and time-space crystals
K. F. MacDonald, T. Liu, V. Raskatla, J. Li, and N. I. Zheludev
Nanometa 2024, Seefeld, Austria, 3 - 6 Jan 2024 - Optical parametric metamaterials – frequency mixing, frequency combs and control of brownian motion
T. Liu, J. Li, V. Raskatla, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, and N.I. Zheludev
CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2023, Munich, Germany, 26 - 30 June 2023 - (invited) Nano-opto-mechanical nonlinearity in metamaterials
J. Li, D. Papas, J.-Y. Ou, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
Photon 2022, Nottingham, UK, 30 Aug – 2 Sept 2022 - (invited) Nanomechanically nonlinear photonic metamaterials
K. F. MacDonald, J. Li, D. Papas, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Optics & Photonics 2022, San Diego, CA, USA, 21-25 Aug 2022 - (invited) From phase change nanophotonics to phase change nano-opto-mechanics
T. Liu, D. Papas, J. Li, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
META 2022, Torremolinos, Spain, 19-22 Jul 2022 - (invited) Nonlinear nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
E. Plum, D. Papas, J. Li, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
UKMMN Active Nanophotonic & Plasmonic Metamaterials, virtual meeting, 14 June 2022 - (invited) Nonlinear nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
K. F. MacDonald, J. Li, D. Papas, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
AES 2022, 8th International Conference on Antennas and Electromagnetic Systems, Marrakesh, Morocco, 24-27 May 2022 - Reconfiguring photonic metamaterials with the pressure of light
J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
CLEO 2022, San Jose, CA, USA, 15-20 May 2022 - Experimental observations of thermal fluctuations of metamaterial optical properties
D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, J. Y. Ou, K. F. MacDonald, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
CLEO 2022, San Jose, CA, USA, 15-20 May 2022 - Picophotonics: visible invisible
G. Adamo, E. A. Chan, J. Li, T. Liu, S. Kurdiumov, K.F. MacDonald, J.-Y. Ou, N. Papasimakis, E. Plum, T. Pu, C.R.-Barraza , Y. Wang and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Photonics Europe 2022, Strasbourg, France, 3 - 7 April 2022 - (keynote) Picophotonics: visible invisible
G. Adamo, E. A. Chan, J. Li, T. Liu, S. Kurdiumov, K. F. MacDonald, J. Y. Ou, N. Papasimakis, E. Plum, T. Pu, C. Rendon-Barraza, Y. Wang, and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Photonics Europe 2022, Strasbourg, France, 3-7 Apr 2022 - Thermal fluctuations in the optical properties of dielectric and plasmonic nanomechanical metamaterials
J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, T. Liu, J. Li, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Nanometa 2022, Seefeld, Austria, 28-31 Mar 2022 - Reconfiguring metamaterials with the pressure of light
J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
Nanometa 2022, Seefeld, Austria, 28-31 Mar 2022 - (invited) Picophotonics
C. Rendón-Barraza, E. A. Chan, J. Li, T. Liu, K. F. MacDonald, J.-Y. Ou, D. Papas, N. Papasimakis, E. Plum, T. Pu, G. Yuan, and N. I. Zheludev
15th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena, Virtual Meeting, 20-26 Sept 2021 - (invited) Metamaterial Nanomachines driven by heat, sound, electric and magnetic fields, and light
T. Liu, J. Li, D. Papas, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Optics & Photonics 2021, Virtual Conference, 1 - 5 Aug 2021 - (invited) Dynamics of nanomechanical metamaterials: Pico-vibrometry with light and electron beams
J. Y. Ou, T. Liu, J. Li, D. Papas, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
META 2021, Virtual Conference, 20 - 23 July 2021 - (invited) Nanomechanical photonic metamaterials
E. Plum, D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, J. Y. Ou, Q. Zhang, G. Lan, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Materials for Humanity (MH21), Virtual Conference, 6-9 July 2021 - Flat photonic devices based on nanomechanical metamaterials driven by light, sound, electric and magnetic signals
J. Li, T. Liu; K. F. MacDonald, J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
Optical Design and Fabrication Congress, Virtual Conference, 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2021 - Giant electrogyration in a nanomechanical metamaterial
Q. Zhang, E. Plum, J. Y. Ou, H. Pi, J. Li, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
CLEO 2021 Virtual Conference, 9 - 14 May 2021 - (invited) Transmission Asymmetry in All-dielectric Opto-mechanical Metamaterials
J. Li, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
Smart NanoMaterials 2020 (Paris, France / Virtual Conference), 8-11 Dec 2020 - (invited)Nanomechanical Functionalities in Photonic Metamaterials
K. F. MacDonald, D. Papas, J. Li, Q. Zhang, D. Piccinotti, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and N. I. Zheludev
Metamaterials 2020 (Virtual Conference), 28 Sept – 01 Oct 2020 - (invited) Functional nanomechanical metamaterials
J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, Q. Zhang, D. Piccunotti, E. Plum, K. F. MacDonald and N. I. Zheludev
Photon 2020 (virtual conference), 1-4 Sep 2020 - Exotic effects in nanomechanical metamaterials
J. Y. Ou, D. Papas, J. Li, T. Liu, Q. Zhang, D. Piccinotti, E. Plum and K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Optics & Photonics 2020, Digital Forum, 23 - 27 Aug 2020 - (invited) Functional nanomechanical metamaterials driven by light, electromagnetic forces and sound
N. I. Zheludev, D. Papas, T. Liu, J. Li, Q. Zhang, J. Y. Ou, E. Plum, and K. F. MacDonald
CLEO 2020 Virtual Conference, 11-15 May 2020 - (poster) Hollow-core waveguides with n<1 chalcogenide cladding
J. Li, B. Gholipour, D. Piccinotti, K. F. MacDonald, and N. I. Zheludev
Nanometa 2019, Seefeld, Austria, 3 - 6 Jan 2019