Observation of asymmetric transport in structures with active nonlinearities.

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7/06/2013
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.234101
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A mechanism for asymmetric transport which is based on parity-time-symmetric nonlinearities is presented. We show that in contrast to the case of conservative nonlinearities, an increase of the complementary conductance strength leads to a simultaneous increase of asymmetry and transmittance intensity. We experimentally demonstrate the phenomenon using a pair of coupled Van der Pol oscillators as a reference system, each with complementary anharmonic gain and loss conductances, connected to transmission lines. An equivalent optical setup is also proposed.
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PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2013, 110 (23)
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