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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 4, A18(2018)

Bistable lasing in parity-time symmetric coupled fiber rings

Sergey V. Smirnov1、*, Maxim O. Makarenko1, Sergey V. Suchkov2, Dmitry Churkin1, and Andrey A. Sukhorukov2
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  • 1Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova Street, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
  • 2Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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    Sergey V. Smirnov, Maxim O. Makarenko, Sergey V. Suchkov, Dmitry Churkin, Andrey A. Sukhorukov, "Bistable lasing in parity-time symmetric coupled fiber rings," Photonics Res. 6, A18 (2018)

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    Paper Information

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

    Received: Sep. 20, 2017

    Accepted: Jan. 12, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2018

    The Author Email: Sergey V. Smirnov (smirnov@lab.nsu.ru)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000A18

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