Reciprocal and unidirectional scattering of parity-time symmetric structures
arXiv:1602.08747 · doi:10.1038/srep20976
Abstract
Parity-time (PT) symmetry is of great interest. The reciprocal and unidirectional features are intriguing besides the PT symmetry phase transition. Recently, the reciprocal transmission, unidirectional reflectionless and invisibility are intensively studied. Here, we show the reciprocal reflection/transmission in PT -symmetric system is closely related to the type of PT symmetry, that is, the axial (reflection) PT symmetry leads to reciprocal reflection (transmission). The results are further elucidated by studying the scattering of rhombic ring form coupled resonators with enclosed synthetic magnetic flux. The nonreciprocal phase shift induced by the magnetic flux and gain/loss break the parity (P) and time-reversal (T) symmetry but keep the parity-time (PT) symmetry. The reciprocal reflection (transmission) and unidirectional transmission (reflection) are found in the axial (reflection) PT-symmetric ring center. The explorations of symmetry and asymmetry from PT symmetry may shed light on novel one-way optical devices and application of PT metamaterials.
19 Pages, 5 figures + SI of 4 Pages, 2 figures
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