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Robust topological edge modes may evolve into complex-frequency modes when a physical system becomes non-Hermitian. We show that, while having negligible forward optical extinction cross section, a conjugate pair of such complex topological…

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We propose a new class of synthetic optical materials in which the refractive index satisfies $n(-\bx)=-n^*(\bx)$. We term such systems antisymmetric parity-time (APT) structures. Unlike PT-symmetric systems which require balanced gain and…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-11 Li Ge , H. E. Tureci

A closed form PT symmetric quadrimer optical waveguide structure, reminiscent of the four-state quantum system found in quantum optics, is studied. The beam dynamics of the structure is studied numerically. The effect of inclusion of…

Optics · Physics 2017-10-25 Samit Kumar Gupta , Amarendra K. Sarma

We study electromagnetic field propagation through a planar three-waveguide coupler with linear gain and loss, in a configuration that is the optical analog of a quantum $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric system, and provide its closed-form analytic…

The Parity-Time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetric potentials are derived by non-Hermitian supersymmetric quantum mechanics for square well and barrier. These $\mathcal{PT}$-supersymmetric square well and barrier. The partners have complex…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-28 Taha Koohrokhi

We theoretically investigate a nanoscale mode-division multiplexing scheme based on parity-time (PT) symmetric coaxial plasmonic waveguides. Coaxial waveguides support paired degenerate modes corresponding to distinct orbital angular…

We provide a feasible and compact scheme to control and stabilize the spatiotemporal dynamics of BAS lasers. The proposal is based on the ability of non-Hermitian potentials with given local symmetries to manage the flow of light. A local…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-03-25 Medina Pardell Judith , Herrero Ramon , Botey Muriel , Staliunas Kestutis

Based on the reciprocity theorem, we put forward a generalized parametric space for an arbitrary transfer matrix with parity time (PT) symmetry. Through this space, one can extract complete information involving PT phases, reflectances,…

Optics · Physics 2021-09-15 Jeng Yi Lee , Pai-Yen Chen

We propose a novel optical parametric amplification scheme which combines quasi-phase-matching with a composite pulse approach that involves crystal segments of specific lengths. The presented scheme highly increases the robustness of the…

Optical systems that respect Parity-Time (PT) symmetry can be realized with proper incorporation of gain/loss materials. However, due to the absence of magnetic response at optical frequencies, the wave impedance is defined entirely by…

Nonlinear amplification is a powerful technique for generating ultrashort laser pulses with high peak power in fiber systems. However, the diversity of nonlinear amplification approaches and their inherent complexities present significant…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-29 Wenchao Wang , Yi-Hao Chen , Frank Wise

We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate coherence phenomena in optical parametric amplification inside a cavity. The mode splitting in transmission spectra of phase-sensitive optical parametric amplifier is observed. Especially, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Hongliang Ma , Chenguang Ye , Dong Wei , Jing Zhang

The combination of the interference with the amplification of modes in a waveguide with gain and losses can result in a giant amplification of the propagating beam, which propagates without distortion of its average amplitude. An increase…

Phonon lasers, as the counterpart of photonic lasers, have been intensively studied in a large variety of systems, however, (all) most of them are based on the directly coherent pumping. Intuitively, dissipation is an unfavorable factor for…

Optics · Physics 2021-10-26 Qiankun Zhang , Cheng Yang , Jiteng Sheng , Haibin Wu

The CPA-laser is a coexisting state of coherent perfect absorption and lasing that was proposed in parity-time ($\cal PT$) symmetric photonic systems. In this work we show that the spectral signature of a CPA-laser displayed by the singular…

Optics · Physics 2017-01-11 Li Ge , Liang Feng

Canonical quantum mechanics postulates Hermitian Hamiltonians to ensure real eigenvalues. Counterintuitively, a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, satisfying combined parity-time (PT) symmetry, could display entirely real spectra above some…

Optics · Physics 2025-01-23 Jianming Wen , Xiaoshun Jiang , Liang Jiang , Min Xiao

The quantum harmonic oscillator with parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry, obtained from the ordinary (Hermitian) quantum harmonic oscillator by an imaginary displacement of the spatial coordinate, provides an important and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Stefano Longhi

Optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) are promising to overcome the wavelength coverage and noise limitations in conventional optical amplifiers based on rare-earth doping and semiconductor gain. However, the high power requirement remains a…

Optics · Physics 2026-02-06 Yung-Cheng Kao , Jiaqi Huang , Ian Briggs , Pao-Kang Chen , Linran Fan

We investigate a new class of optical mesh periodic structures that are discretized in both the transverse and longitudinal directions. These networks are composed of waveguide arrays that are discretely coupled while phase elements are…

The dispersive properties of non-degenerate optical parametric amplification in quasi-phase-matched (QPM) nonlinear quadratic crystals with an arbitrary grating profile are theoretically investigated in the no-pump-depletion limit. The…

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