Propagation Characteristics of Optical Solitons in Parity-Time Symmetric Potentials with Longitudinal Barriers

Li Yilei; Qin Yali; Mao Shengyi; Yang Bin; Ren Hongliang

doi:10.3788/lop54.081901

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