Symmetry-breaking-induced plasmonic exceptional points and nanoscale sensing

JH Park, A Ndao, W Cai, L Hsu, A Kodigala, T Lepetit… - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Singularities of open systems, known as exceptional points (EPs), have been shown to
exhibit increased sensitivities, but the observation of EPs has so far been limited to …

Realizing exceptional points of any order in the presence of symmetry

S Sayyad, FK Kunst - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
Exceptional points (EPs) appear as degeneracies in the spectrum of non-Hermitian matrices
at which the eigenvectors coalesce. In general, an EP of order n may find room to emerge if …

Dynamic control of light scattering in a single particle enabled by time modulation

MM Sadafi, AF da Mota, H Mosallaei - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The interaction of light with time-varying materials offers intriguing opportunities for
controlling light scattering and wavefront manipulation, thereby unlocking fascinating …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental principles and research progress of non-Hermitian mechanical systems

G Linlin, Y Jinbo, C Wen, HU Gengkai, Z Xiaoming - 力学进展, 2024 - lxjz.cstam.org.cn
Non-Hermitian theory, originated from quantum mechanics, is a theoretical framework for
investigating the dynamics of open systems. New phenomena can be revealed with this …

Highly sensitive coupled oscillator based on an exceptional point of degeneracy and nonlinearity

A Nikzamir, F Capolino - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
We propose a scheme to obtain highly sensitive oscillators in a coupled-resonator system
with an exceptional point of degeneracy (EPD) and a small instability. The oscillator with the …

Particle-hole instabilities in photonic time-varying systems

JC Serra, E Galiffi, PA Huidobro, JB Pendry… - Optical Materials …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Photonic systems with time-varying modulations have attracted considerable attention as
they allow for the design of non-reciprocal devices without the need for an external magnetic …

Exceptional points of degeneracy directly induced by space–time modulation of a single transmission line

K Rouhi, H Kazemi, A Figotin… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate how exceptional points of degeneracy (EPDs) are induced in a single
transmission line (TL) directly by applying periodic space–time modulation to the per-unit …

Ultra-sensitive radio frequency biosensor at an exceptional point of degeneracy induced by time modulation

H Kazemi, A Hajiaghajani, MY Nada… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We exploit the premises of exceptional points of degeneracy (EPDs) induced in linear time-
periodic (LTP) systems to achieve extremely sensitive biosensors. The EPD is formed in a …

How to achieve exceptional points in coupled resonators using a gyrator or PT-symmetry, and in a time-modulated single resonator: high sensitivity to perturbations

A Nikzamir, K Rouhi, A Figotin… - EPJ Applied …, 2022 - epjam.epj.org
We study the rise of exceptional points of degeneracy (EPD) in various distinct circuit
configurations such as gyrator-based coupled resonators, coupled resonators with PT …

[PDF][PDF] Demonstration of exceptional points of degeneracy in gyrator-based circuit for high-sensitivity applications

A Nikzamir, K Rouhi, A Figotin… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - researchgate.net
We present a scheme for high-sensitive sensors based on an exceptional point of
degeneracy (EPD) in a circuit made of two LC resonators coupled by a gyrator. We study two …