Title :
Nonlocal effects in waveguide arrays with PT-symmetric defects
Author :
Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Dmitriev, Sergey V. ; Suchkov, Sergey V. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
In this work, we reveal that effective nonlocality of PT-symmetric structures with gain and loss elements can lead to pronounced differences for optical beam dynamics in arrays of coupled waveguides with the same characteristics but different topology.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; PT-symmetric defects; coupled waveguides; gain elements; loss elements; nonlocal effects; optical beam dynamics; waveguide arrays; Optical coupling; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943547
