Extraordinary characteristics for one-dimensional parity-time-symmetric periodic ring optical waveguide networks

Yan Zhi; Xiangbo Yang; Jiaye Wu; Shiping Du; Peichao Cao; Dongmei Deng; Chengyi Timon Liu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000579

Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 6, 579(2018)

Extraordinary characteristics for one-dimensional parity-time-symmetric periodic ring optical waveguide networks

Yan Zhi¹, Xiangbo Yang^1,2,3、*, Jiaye Wu², Shiping Du⁴, Peichao Cao¹, Dongmei Deng², and Chengyi Timon Liu³

¹MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

²Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Special Fiber Photonic Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China

³School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China

⁴Department of Data and Computer Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Category: Physical Optics

Received: Jan. 19, 2018

Accepted: Mar. 29, 2018

Published Online: Jul. 2, 2018

The Author Email: Xiangbo Yang (xbyang@scnu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000579

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