Complex skin modes in non-Hermitian coupled laser arrays

The Hatano–Nelson model with asymmetric couplings is demonstrated for the first time in phase locked laser arrays. The arrays exhibit steerable non-Hermitian skin effects.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuzhou G. N. Liu, Yunxuan Wei, Omid Hemmatyar, Georgios G. Pyrialakos, Pawel S. Jung, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Mercedeh Khajavikhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:Light: Science & Applications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-01030-0