Manipulating Spectral Windings and Skin Modes through Nonconservative Couplings

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Main Authors: Kong, Ningxin, Yu, Chenghe, Xu, Yilun, Fadel, Matteo, Huang, Xinyao, He, Qiongyi
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author Kong, Ningxin
Yu, Chenghe
Xu, Yilun
Fadel, Matteo
Huang, Xinyao
He, Qiongyi
author_facet Kong, Ningxin
Yu, Chenghe
Xu, Yilun
Fadel, Matteo
Huang, Xinyao
He, Qiongyi
contents The discovery of the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) has revolutionized our understanding of wave propagation in non-Hermitian systems, highlighting unexpected localization effects beyond conventional theories. Here, we discover that NHSE, accompanied by multitype spectral phases, can be induced by manipulating nonconservative couplings. By characterizing the spectra through the windings of the energy bands, we demonstrate that band structures with identical, opposite, and even twisted windings can be achieved. These inequivalent types of spectra originate from the multichannel interference resulting from the interplay between conservative and nonconservative couplings. Associated with the multitype spectra, unipolar and bipolar NHSE with different eigenmode localizations can be observed. Additionally, our findings link the nonreciprocal transmission properties of the system to multiple spectral phases, indicating a connection with the skin modes. This paper paves new pathways for investigating non-Hermitian topological effects and manipulating nonreciprocal energy flow.
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spellingShingle Manipulating Spectral Windings and Skin Modes through Nonconservative Couplings
Kong, Ningxin
Yu, Chenghe
Xu, Yilun
Fadel, Matteo
Huang, Xinyao
He, Qiongyi
Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
The discovery of the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) has revolutionized our understanding of wave propagation in non-Hermitian systems, highlighting unexpected localization effects beyond conventional theories. Here, we discover that NHSE, accompanied by multitype spectral phases, can be induced by manipulating nonconservative couplings. By characterizing the spectra through the windings of the energy bands, we demonstrate that band structures with identical, opposite, and even twisted windings can be achieved. These inequivalent types of spectra originate from the multichannel interference resulting from the interplay between conservative and nonconservative couplings. Associated with the multitype spectra, unipolar and bipolar NHSE with different eigenmode localizations can be observed. Additionally, our findings link the nonreciprocal transmission properties of the system to multiple spectral phases, indicating a connection with the skin modes. This paper paves new pathways for investigating non-Hermitian topological effects and manipulating nonreciprocal energy flow.
title Manipulating Spectral Windings and Skin Modes through Nonconservative Couplings
topic Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.15005