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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 10, A54(2023)

Higher-order exceptional points in waveguide-coupled microcavities: perturbation induced frequency splitting and mode patterns

Julius Kullig1、*, Daniel Grom1,3, Sebastian Klembt2, and Jan Wiersig1
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  • 1Institut für Physik, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
  • 2Technische Physik and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Physikalisches Institut and Wilhelm-Conrad-Röntgen-Research Center for Complex Material Systems, Am Hubland, University of Würzburg, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
  • 3e-mail: daniel.grom@ovgu.de
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    Special Issue: OPTICAL MICRORESONATORS

    Received: May. 25, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 25, 2023

    Published Online: Oct. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Julius Kullig (julius.kullig@ovgu.de)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.496414

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