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Physical realization of ${\cal{PT}}$-symmetric potential scattering in a planar slab waveguide

Quantum Physics 2017-06-14 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

A physical realization of scattering by PT{\cal{PT}}-symmetric potentials is provided: we show that the Maxwell equations for an electromagnetic wave travelling along a planar slab waveguide filled with gain and absorbing media in contiguous regions, can be approximated in a parameter range by a Schr\"odinger equation with a PT{\cal{PT}}-symmetric scattering potential.

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@article{arxiv.1706.04056,
  title  = {Physical realization of ${\cal{PT}}$-symmetric potential scattering in a planar slab waveguide},
  author = {A. Ruschhaupt and F. Delgado and J. G. Muga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.04056},
  year   = {2017}
}

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6 pages, 2 figures