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In the framework of non-Hermitian photonics, we investigate the interplay between disorder and non-Hermiticity in a one-dimensional Hatano-Nelson lattice. While Anderson localization dictates the wave's evolution in conservative random…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-05-20 E. T. Kokkinakis , K. G. Makris , E. N. Economou

Changes in the wavefunction's phase during propagation in a random Hermitian lattice, a process known as dephasing, results in diffusion rather than Anderson localization. However, when non-Hermiticity is introduced, the wave behavior…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-04-29 Emmanouil T. Kokkinakis , Konstantinos G. Makris , Eleftherios N. Economou

We study the effect of disorder on the particle density evolution in a classical Hamiltonian driven lattice setup. If the disorder is localized within a finite sub-domain of the lattice, the emergence of strong tails in the density…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2016-09-21 Thomas Wulf , Alexander Okupnik , Peter Schmelcher

Within the framework of non-Hermitian photonics, we investigate the spectral and dynamical properties of one- and two-dimensional non-Hermitian off-diagonal disordered optical lattices, where randomness is applied to the couplings rather…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-05-28 E. T. Kokkinakis , I. Komis , K. G. Makris , E. N. Economou

Exploring the deep insights into localization, disorder, and wave transport in non-Hermitian systems is an emergent area of research of relevance in different areas of physics. Engineered photonic lattices, with spatial regions of optical…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-10 Stefano Longhi

The non-Hermitian skin effect is the accumulation of eigenstates at the boundaries, reflecting the system's nonreciprocity. Introducing disorder leads to a competition between the skin effect and Anderson localization, giving rise to the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-04-08 Jinyuan Shang , Haiping Hu

In this paper, we study the properties of two-dimensional lattices in the presence of non-Hermitian disorder. In the context of coupled mode theory, we consider random gain-loss distributions on every waveguide channel (on site disorder).…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2021-03-16 A. F. Tzortzakakis , K. G. Makris , E. N. Economou

The time evolution of initially localized wavepackets in the discrete Hatano-Nelson lattice displays a rich dynamical structure shaped by the interplay between dispersion and nonreciprocity. Our analysis reveals a characteristic evolution…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Sayan Jana , Bertin Many Manda , Vassos Achilleos , Dimitrios J. Frantzeskakis , Lea Sirota

We study the transport and spectral properties of a non-Hermitian one-dimensional disordered lattice, the diagonal matrix elements of which are random complex variables taking both positive (loss) and negative (gain) imaginary values: Their…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2021-03-16 A. F. Tzortzakakis , K. G. Makris , A. Szameit , E. N. Economou

Phase transitions in one-dimensional lattice systems are well established and have been extensively studied within both Hermitian and non-Hermitian frameworks. In this work, we extend this understanding to a more general setting by…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-11-25 S Rahul , A Harshitha

The Hatano-Nelson model is a cornerstone of non-Hermitian physics, describing asymmetric hopping dynamics on a one-dimensional lattice, which gives rise to fascinating phenomena such as directional transport, non-Hermitian topology, and the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-12-01 Stefano Longhi

Localization is a pervasive phenomenon across physics, shaping transport from electrons in solids to light and sound in engineered media. In traditional settings, disorder strongly impedes transport, resulting in dynamical localization or,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-01-28 Jia-Xin Zhong , Jee Woo Kim , Stefano Longhi , Yun Jing

A novel localization phenomenon, termed erratic non-Hermitian skin localization, has been identified in disordered globally-reciprocal non-Hermitian lattices. Unlike conventional non-Hermitian skin effect and Anderson localization, it…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-12-01 Stefano Longhi

In one-dimensional Hermitian tight-binding models, mobility edges separating extended and localized states can appear in the presence of properly engineered quasi-periodical potentials and coupling constants. On the other hand, mobility…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-07-27 Cem Yuce , Hamidreza Ramezani

Non-Hermiticity and dephasing, collaborating in an unusual wave packet dynamics, realizes unconventional entanglement evolution in a disordered, interacting and asymmetric (non-reciprocal) quantum medium. Taking the Hatano-Nelson model as a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-01-14 Takahiro Orito , Ken-Ichiro Imura

In a disordered environment, the probability of transmission of a wave reduces with increasing disorder, the ultimate limit of which is the near-zero transmission due to Anderson localization. Under localizing conditions, transport is…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-06-14 Himadri Sahoo , R Vijay , Sushil Mujumdar

We experimentally investigate the evolution of linear and nonlinear waves in a realization of the Anderson model using disordered one dimensional waveguide lattices. Two types of localized eigenmodes, flat-phased and staggered, are directly…

Disorder and coherence jointly govern wave transport in complex media. In Hermitian systems, a long-established paradigm since Anderson's work holds that disorder-induced localization relies on phase-coherent interference, and that the loss…

Optics · Physics 2026-04-07 Yudong Ren , Rui Zhao , Kangpeng Ye , Lu Zhang , Hongsheng Chen , Haoran Xue , Yihao Yang

We examine the onset of Anderson localization in three-dimensional systems with structural disorder in the form of lattice irregularities and in the absence of any on-site disordered potential. Analyzing two models with distinct types of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-05-29 Sourav Bhattacharjee , Piotr Sierant , Marek Dudyński , Jan Wehr , Jakub Zakrzewski , Maciej Lewenstein

In disordered Hermitian systems, localization of energy eigenstates prohibits wave propagation. In non-Hermitian systems, however, wave propagation is possible even when the eigenstates of Hamiltonian are exponentially localized by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-29 Bo Li , Chuan Chen , Zhong Wang
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