DocumentCode
474818
Title
Optical properties of PT synthetic structures
Author
Makris, K.G. ; El-Ganainy, R. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Musslimani, Z.H.
Author_Institution
Coll. of Opt., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate for the first time optical beam dynamics in parity-time (PT) synthetic structures. We show that PT symmetric systems can exhibit a host of intriguing characteristics such as non-reciprocal Bloch modes and power oscillations.
Keywords
optical design techniques; optical properties; optical waveguide theory; nonreciprocal Bloch modes; optical beam dynamics; parity time synthetic structure optical properties; power oscillations; Educational institutions; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Mathematics; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; (130.2790) Guided waves; (230.7370) Waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572864
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