Asymmetric optical amplifier based on parity-time symmetry

Proceedings of the Romanian Academy Series A - Mathematics Physics Technical Sciences Information Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-126

  Li, Rujiang ^a   Li, Pengfei ^a   Li, Lu ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Double channel waveguide; Optical amplifier; Parity time symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878985649     PISSN: 14549069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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