Supersymmetric laser arrays
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-8-2019
Department
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Abstract
Scaling up the radiance of coupled laser arrays has been a long-standing challenge in photonics. In this study, we demonstrate that notions from supersymmetry—a theoretical framework developed in high-energy physics—can be strategically used in optics to address this problem. In this regard, a supersymmetric laser array is realized that is capable of emitting exclusively in its fundamental transverse mode in a stable manner. Our results not only pave the way toward devising new schemes for scaling up radiance in integrated lasers, but also, on a more fundamental level, could shed light on the intriguing synergy between non-Hermiticity and supersymmetry.
Publication Title
Science
Recommended Citation
Hokmabadi, M.,
Nye, N.,
El-Ganainy, R.,
Christodoulides, D.,
&
Khajavikhan, M.
(2019).
Supersymmetric laser arrays.
Science,
363(6427), 623-626.
http://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav5103
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/499
Publisher's Statement
Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav5103