Published October 2010
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Journal article
Unidirectional nonlinear PT-symmetric optical structures
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459 (United States)
- 2. Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, D-37073 Goettingen (Germany)
- 3. College of Optics and Photonics-CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816 (United States)
Description
We show that nonlinear optical structures involving a balanced gain-loss profile can act as unidirectional optical valves. This is made possible by exploiting the interplay between the fundamental symmetries of parity (P) and time (T), with optical nonlinear effects. This unidirectional dynamics is specifically demonstrated for the case of an integrable PT-symmetric nonlinear system.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.043803;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1005.5189v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 043803-043803.6
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42052167
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- C INVARIANCE; GAIN; INTEGRAL CALCULUS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; P INVARIANCE; PARITY; SYMMETRY; T INVARIANCE; VALVES
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFICATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICS; OPTICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2010 The American Physical Society