Scattering properties of PT-symmetric objects

作者:Miri Mohammad Ali*; Eftekhar Mohammad Amin; Facao Margarida; Abouraddy Ayman F; Bakry Ahmed; Razvi Mir A N; Alshahrie Ahmed; Alu Andrea; Christodoulides Demetrios N
来源:Journal of Optics, 2016, 18(7): 075104.
DOI:10.1088/2040-8978/18/7/075104

摘要

We investigate the scattering response of parity-time (PT) symmetric structures. We show that, due to the local flow of energy between gain and loss regions, such systems can deflect light in unusual ways, as a function of the gain/loss contrast. Such structures are highly anisotropic and their scattering patterns can drastically change as a function of the angle of incidence. In addition, we derive a modified optical theorem for PT-symmetric scattering systems, and discuss its ramifications.

  • 出版日期2016-7