Title

Parity-Time Synthetic Photonic Lattices

Abstract

The development of new artificial structures and materials is today one of the major research challenges in optics. In most studies so far, the design of such structures has been based on the judicious manipulation of their refractive index properties. Recently, the prospect of simultaneously using gain and loss was suggested as a new way of achieving optical behaviour that is at present unattainable with standard arrangements. What facilitated these quests is the recently developed notion of parity-time symmetry' in optical systems, which allows a controlled interplay between gain and loss. Here we report the experimental observation of light transport in large-scale temporal lattices that are parity-time symmetric. In addition, we demonstrate that periodic structures respecting this symmetry can act as unidirectional invisible media when operated near their exceptional points. Our experimental results represent a step in the application of concepts from parity-time symmetry to a new generation of multifunctional optical devices and networks. © 2012 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

8-9-2012

Publication Title

Nature

Volume

488

Issue

7410

Number of Pages

167-171

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11298

Socpus ID

84864684461 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84864684461

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