Parity–time symmetry and exceptional points in photonics

Şahin Kaya Özdemir; Stefan Rotter; Franco Nori; Lan Yang

doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0304-9

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PhotonicsHermitian matrixParity (physics)PhysicsSymmetry (geometry)Theoretical physicsStatistical physicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsGeometry

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 18
Issue: 8
Pages: 783-798
Citations: 1569
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                                    Şahin Kaya Özdemir, 
                                
                                    Stefan Rotter, 
                                
                                    Franco Nori
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Parity–time symmetry and exceptional points in photonics. 
                            Nature Materials
                            , 18
                            (8)
                            , 783-798.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-019-0304-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0304-9
PMID: 30962555

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