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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
