Necklaces of PT-symmetric dimers

D. J. Nodal Stevens; Benjamín Jaramillo Ávila; B. M. Rodríguez-Lara

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000A31

Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 5, A31(2018)

Necklaces of PT-symmetric dimers

D. J. Nodal Stevens¹, Benjamín Jaramillo Ávila², and B. M. Rodríguez-Lara^1,3、*

¹Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico

²CONACYT–Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Calle Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Sta. Ma. Tonantzintla, Pue. CP 72840, Mexico

³Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Calle Luis Enrique Erro No. 1, Sta. Ma. Tonantzintla, Pue. CP 72840, Mexico

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Paper Information

Special Issue: NON-HERMITIAN PHOTONICS IN COMPLEX MEDIA: PT-SYMMETRY AND BEYOND

Received: Sep. 5, 2017

Accepted: Feb. 9, 2018

Published Online: Jul. 18, 2018

The Author Email: B. M. Rodríguez-Lara (bmlara@itesm.mx)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000A31

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