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We show that circularly polarized light is a versatile way to manipulate both the orbital Hall effect and band topology in two-dimensional ferromagnets. Employing the hexagonal lattice, we proposed that interactions between light and matter allow for the modulation of the valley polarization effect, and then band inversions, accompanied by the band gap closing and reopening processes, can be achieved subsequently at two valleys. Remarkably, the distribution of orbital angular momentum can be controlled by the band inversions, leading to the Floquet engineering of the orbital Hall effect, as well as the topological phase transition from a second-order topological insulator to a Chern insulator with in-plane magnetization, and then to a normal insulator. Furthermore, first-principles calculations validate the feasibility with the 2H-ScI monolayer as a candidate material, paving a technological avenue to bridge the orbitronics and nontrivial topology using Floquet engineering.
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