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Parity-time-symmetric optical lattice with alternating gain and loss atomic configurations (1711.06437v1)

Published 17 Nov 2017 in physics.optics

Abstract: Since the spatially extended periodic parity-time (PT) symmetric potential can possess certain unique properties compared to a single PT cell (with only a pair of coupled gain-loss components), various schemes have been proposed to realize periodic PT-symmetric potentials based on optical lattices. Here, we experimentally construct a spatially periodic PT-symmetric optical potential based on gain-loss arrays induced in a coherently-prepared atomic medium. The gain and loss arrays are generated in alternating four-level N-type and three-level $\Lambda$-type configurations in the same atomic medium, respectively, which do not require discrete diffractions as demonstrated in the previous work [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 123601(2016)] and can be easier to realize with more relaxed operating conditions. The dynamical behaviors of the system are investigated by measuring the phase difference between two adjacent gain and loss channels. The demonstrated PT-symmetric optical lattice with easy accessibility and better tunability sets a new stage for further exploiting the peculiar physical properties in periodic non-Hermitian systems.

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