“…One such example is the exceptional point (EP), a special type of band singularity at which two or more eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenstates coalesce simultaneously. [2,14,15] When the parameters of the system pass through an EP, the energy spectrum and wave functions of the system undergo drastic changes, which give rise to many interesting phenomena, such as unidirectional invisibility, [16] topological chirality, [17,18] and applications in sensing, [19][20][21] lasing, [22,23] topological energy transfer [24,25] and polarization manipulation. [26,27] PhC slabs offer abundant resonance modes for mode coupling, thus EPs can be readily achieved on this platform.…”