Nonlocality in PT -symmetric waveguide arrays with gain and loss

Date

2012

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Dmitriev, Sergey V
Suchkov, Sergey V
Sukhorukov, Andrey
Kivshar, Yuri

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Optical Society of America

Abstract

We demonstrate that light propagation in waveguide arrays that include PT -symmetric structures can exhibit strongly nonlocal sensitivity to topology of the array at fixed other parameters. We consider an array composed of lossless waveguides, that includes a pair of PT -symmetric waveguides with balanced gain and loss, and reveal that PT -symmetry breaking thresholds are different for planar and circular array configurations. These results demonstrate that PT -symmetric structures can offer new regimes for optical beam shaping compared to conservative structures.

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Keywords: Circular arrays; Loss-less waveguides; Nonlocal; Nonlocalities; Optical beams; Symmetric structures; Symmetric waveguides; Symmetry-breaking; Waveguide array; Optics; Optoelectronic devices; Waveguides

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Optics Letters

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Journal article

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Open Access

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