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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 11, 2424(2024)

Low-gain generalized PT symmetry for electromagnetic impurity-immunity via non-Hermitian doped zero-index materials

Cuiping Liu1、†, Dongyang Yan1、†, Baoyin Sun1, Yadong Xu1, Fang Cao2, Lei Gao1,2,3、*, and Jie Luo1,4、*
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  • 1School of Physical Science and Technology & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Frontier Material Physics and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
  • 2School of Optical and Electronic Information, Suzhou City University & Suzhou Key Laboratory of Biophotonics, Suzhou 215104, China
  • 3e-mail: leigao@suda.edu.cn
  • 4e-mail: luojie@suda.edu.cn
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    Cuiping Liu, Dongyang Yan, Baoyin Sun, Yadong Xu, Fang Cao, Lei Gao, Jie Luo, "Low-gain generalized PT symmetry for electromagnetic impurity-immunity via non-Hermitian doped zero-index materials," Photonics Res. 12, 2424 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Apr. 16, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 13, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 10, 2024

    The Author Email: Lei Gao (leigao@suda.edu.cn), Jie Luo (luojie@suda.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.527478

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