Experimental Demonstration of Controllable PT and anti-PT Coupling in a non-Hermitian Metamaterial

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Autori principali: Li, Chang, Yang, Ruisheng, Huang, Xinchao, Fu, Quanhong, Fan, Yuancheng, Zhang, Fuli
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author Li, Chang
Yang, Ruisheng
Huang, Xinchao
Fu, Quanhong
Fan, Yuancheng
Zhang, Fuli
author_facet Li, Chang
Yang, Ruisheng
Huang, Xinchao
Fu, Quanhong
Fan, Yuancheng
Zhang, Fuli
contents Non-Hermiticity has recently emerged as a rapidly developing field due to its exotic characteristics related to open systems, where the dissipation plays a critical role. In the presence of balanced energy gain and loss with environment, the system exhibits parity-time (PT) symmetry, meanwhile as the conjugate counterpart, anti-PT symmetry can be achieved with dissipative coupling within the system. Here, we demonstrate the coherence of complex dissipative coupling can control the transition between PT and anti-PT symmetry in an electromagnetic metamaterial. Notably, the achievement of the anti-PT symmetric phase is independent of variations in dissipation. Furthermore, we observe phase transitions as the system crosses exceptional points in both anti-PT and PT symmetric metamaterial configurations, achieved by manipulating the frequency and dissipation of resonators. This work provides a promising metamaterial design for broader exploration of non-Hermitian physics and practical application with controllable Hamiltonian.
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spellingShingle Experimental Demonstration of Controllable PT and anti-PT Coupling in a non-Hermitian Metamaterial
Li, Chang
Yang, Ruisheng
Huang, Xinchao
Fu, Quanhong
Fan, Yuancheng
Zhang, Fuli
Optics
Applied Physics
Non-Hermiticity has recently emerged as a rapidly developing field due to its exotic characteristics related to open systems, where the dissipation plays a critical role. In the presence of balanced energy gain and loss with environment, the system exhibits parity-time (PT) symmetry, meanwhile as the conjugate counterpart, anti-PT symmetry can be achieved with dissipative coupling within the system. Here, we demonstrate the coherence of complex dissipative coupling can control the transition between PT and anti-PT symmetry in an electromagnetic metamaterial. Notably, the achievement of the anti-PT symmetric phase is independent of variations in dissipation. Furthermore, we observe phase transitions as the system crosses exceptional points in both anti-PT and PT symmetric metamaterial configurations, achieved by manipulating the frequency and dissipation of resonators. This work provides a promising metamaterial design for broader exploration of non-Hermitian physics and practical application with controllable Hamiltonian.
title Experimental Demonstration of Controllable PT and anti-PT Coupling in a non-Hermitian Metamaterial
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05922