Nonlinear all-optical modulator based on non-Hermitian PT symmetry

Hongbin Ma; Dongdong Li; Nanxuan Wu; Yiyun Zhang; Hongsheng Chen; Haoliang Qian

doi:10.1364/PRJ.450747

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