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Pyramid diffraction in parity-time-symmetric optical lattices

Optics 2016-04-13 v1 Pattern Formation and Solitons

Abstract

Nonlinear dynamics of wave packets in two-dimensional parity-time-symmetric optical lattices near the phase-transition point are analytically studied. A novel fourth-order equation is derived for the envelope of these wave packets. A pyramid diffraction pattern is demonstrated in both the linear and nonlinear regimes. Blow-up is also possible in the nonlinear regime for both focusing and defocusing nonlinearities.

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@article{arxiv.1303.5028,
  title  = {Pyramid diffraction in parity-time-symmetric optical lattices},
  author = {Sean Nixon and Jianke Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.5028},
  year   = {2016}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures

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