Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 12, 1201005(2021)

Microstructure Lasers Based on Parity-Time Symmetry and Supersymmetry

Ting Fu1,3, Yufei Wang1,2, Xueyou Wang1,3, Jingxuan Chen1,3, Xuyan Zhou1, and Wanhua Zheng1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Solid State Optoelectronics Information Technology, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • 3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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    Ting Fu, Yufei Wang, Xueyou Wang, Jingxuan Chen, Xuyan Zhou, Wanhua Zheng. Microstructure Lasers Based on Parity-Time Symmetry and Supersymmetry[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(12): 1201005

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    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Feb. 21, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 7, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Zheng Wanhua (whzheng@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.1201005

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