Bifurcated overtones of one-way localized Fabry-Pérot resonances in parity-time symmetric optical lattices

Since the first observation of parity-time(PT) symmetry in optics, varied interesting phenomena have been discovered in both theories and experiments, such as PT phase transition and unidirectional invisibility, which turns PT-symmetric optics into a hotspot in research. Here, we report on the one-way localized Fabry-Pérot(FP) resonance, where a welldesigned PT optical resonator may operate at exceptional points with bidirectional transparency but unidirectional field localization. Overtones of such one-way localized FP resonance can be classified into a blue shifted branch and a red shifted branch. Therefore, the fundamental resonant frequency is not the lowest one. We find that the spatial field distributions of the overtones at the same absolute order are almost the same, even though their frequencies are quite different.     

宇称时间对称性声学

对称性是自然界中最基本的物理属性之一。很多物理现象都与对称性相关联。例如,量子力学中描述具备一定对称性微观物理过程采用厄米—哈密顿算符,其中厄米性不仅确保算符本征值为实数,而且使微观过程满足几率守恒。1998年,Bender和Boettcher发现存在一类非厄米—哈密顿算符,它们的本征值也为实数并满足几率守恒。这类非厄米哈密顿算符最为典型的特征是满足宇称时间对称性。由于时变薛定谔方程和近轴波动方程形式具有相似性,故可进一步将宇称时间对称性引入经典波开放体系。文章回顾了量子体系中宇称时间对称破缺的发现过程,介绍了宇称时间对称性声学的理论模型,以及近期发现的一些奇异效应,并展望了宇称时间对称性声学的研究前景。     

Tunable Double-Band Perfect Absorbers via Acoustic Metasurfaces with Nesting Helical Tracks

We propose a design of tunable double-band perfect absorbers based on the resonance absorption in acoustic metasurfaces with nesting helical tracks and deep-subwavelength thicknesses(<λ/30 with λ being the operation wavelength).By rotating the cover cap with an open aperture on the nesting helical tracks,we can tailor the effective lengths of resonant tubular cavities in the absorber at will,while the absorption peak frequency is flexibly shifted in spectrum and the acoustic impedance is roug...