Optical tachyons, broken PT-symmetry, and strain effects in photonic graphene

Alexander Szameit; Mikael C. Rechtsman; Omri Bahat-Treidel; Mordechai Segev

Optical tachyons, broken PT-symmetry, and strain effects in photonic graphene

Alexander Szameit, Mikael C. Rechtsman, Omri Bahat-Treidel, Mordechai Segev

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We demonstrate that optical tachyons, particles that travel faster than the speed of light, can be generated by PT-symmetry breaking in photonic graphene. We further show that the PT-symmetry can be restored via strain.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Subtitle of host publication	Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2011 - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: May 1 2011 → May 6 2011

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Name	2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011

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Other	2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore, MD
Period	5/1/11 → 5/6/11

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Szameit, A, Rechtsman, MC, Bahat-Treidel, O & Segev, M 2011, Optical tachyons, broken PT-symmetry, and strain effects in photonic graphene. in 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011., 5951400, 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011, 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2011, Baltimore, MD, United States, 5/1/11.

Optical tachyons, broken PT-symmetry, and strain effects in photonic graphene. / Szameit, Alexander; Rechtsman, Mikael C.; Bahat-Treidel, Omri et al.
2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011. 2011. 5951400 (2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011).

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