Title
Optical Diodes In Nonlinear Structures With Parity-Time Symmetries
Keywords
Kerr nonlinearity; Optical diodes; Parity-time symmetry
Abstract
We show that nonlinear optical structures involving a balanced gain-loss profile can act as optical diodes. This is made possible by exploiting the interplay between the fundamental symmetries of parity (P) and time (T), with optical nonlinear Kerr effects. This unidirectional propagation is demonstrated for the case of a PT -symmetric nonlinear coupler and a PT-symmetric Bragg grating. © 2011 Copyright Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
Publication Date
11-8-2011
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
8095
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893195
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
80355128084 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80355128084
STARS Citation
Ramezani, Hamidreza; Lin, Zin; Kottos, Tsampikos; and Christodoulides, Demetrios N., "Optical Diodes In Nonlinear Structures With Parity-Time Symmetries" (2011). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 1939.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/1939