Topologically controlled multiskyrmions: Researchers propose a new family of quasiparticles

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-topologically-multiskyrmions-family-quasiparticles.html

"stable long-range, large-capacity dynamic optical communications... spin textures created in higher-dimensional structured light fields...  new optical multiskyrmion quasiparticles with extended topological structures and orders, possessing multipole-like extended configurations... generation/ flexible photonic control, many on-demand topological states, constructed from simple GRIN lenses enabling immediate widespread implementation, compact... photonics, condensed-matter topologic informatics, logic devices"