Title :
Defect and surface states in complex mesh lattices
Author :
Miri, Mohammad-Ali ; Regensburger, Alois ; Wimmer, Manuel ; Peschel, Ulf ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We study defect and surface states in PT-symmetric optical mesh lattices. Such localized states can emerge in both the real and complex domain and can exhibit peculiar properties that are otherwise unattainable in Hermitian systems.
Keywords :
defect states; optical lattices; parity; surface states; symmetry; Hermitian systems; PT-symmetric optical mesh lattices; complex domain; complex mesh lattices; defect states; localized states; real domain; surface states; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Lattices; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
