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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 8, A51(2018)

Passive parity-time-symmetry-breaking transitions without exceptional points in dissipative photonic systems [Invited]

Yogesh N. Joglekar* and Andrew K. Harter
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  • Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
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    Special Issue: NON-HERMITIAN PHOTONICS IN COMPLEX MEDIA: PT-SYMMETRY AND BEYOND

    Received: Jan. 11, 2018

    Accepted: Jun. 28, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2018

    The Author Email: Yogesh N. Joglekar (yojoglek@iupui.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000A51

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