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Photonics Research
Vol. 6, Issue 6, 579 (2018)

Extraordinary characteristics for one-dimensional parity-time-symmetric periodic ring optical waveguide networks

Yan Zhi¹, Xiangbo Yang^{1、2、3、*}, Jiaye Wu², Shiping Du⁴, Peichao Cao¹, Dongmei Deng², and Chengyi Timon Liu³

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¹MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

²Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Special Fiber Photonic Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China

³School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China

⁴Department of Data and Computer Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Yan Zhi, Xiangbo Yang, Jiaye Wu, Shiping Du, Peichao Cao, Dongmei Deng, Chengyi Timon Liu. Extraordinary characteristics for one-dimensional parity-time-symmetric periodic ring optical waveguide networks[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(6): 579 Copy Citation Text

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Yan Zhi, Xiangbo Yang, Jiaye Wu, Shiping Du, Peichao Cao, Dongmei Deng, Chengyi Timon Liu. Extraordinary characteristics for one-dimensional parity-time-symmetric periodic ring optical waveguide networks[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(6): 579

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