Introduction to non-Hermitian photonics in complex media: PT-symmetry and beyond

Greg Gbur; Konstantinos Makris

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.00PTS1

Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 5, PTS1(2018)

Introduction to non-Hermitian photonics in complex media: PT-symmetry and beyond

Greg Gbur^1、* and Konstantinos Makris²

¹University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Physics and Optical Science, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA

²University of Crete, Physics Department, 71003 Heraklion, Greece

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Paper Information

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

Received: Apr. 13, 2018

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jul. 18, 2018

The Author Email: Greg Gbur (gjgbur@uncc.edu)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.00PTS1

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