• DocumentCode
    1769671
  • Title

    Beyond PT -symmetry: SUSY-mediated real spectra in complex refractive index landscapes

  • Author

    Miri, Mohammad-Ali ; Heinrich, M. ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    In the presence of gain and loss, supersymmetric transformations facilitate the arbitrary removal of modes from wave-guiding structures. We show how SUSY gives rise to non-PT-symmetric families of complex potentials with entirely real-valued eigenvalue spectra.
  • Keywords
    eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; optical losses; optical waveguides; refractive index; PT-symmetry; SUSY-mediated real spectra; complex potentials; complex refractive index landscapes; gain; loss; real-valued eigenvalue spectra; supersymmetric transformations; wave-guiding structures; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988476