Invisibility and PT-symmetry
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Publication:6233413
DOI10.1103/PHYSREVA.87.012103arXiv1206.0116MaRDI QIDQ6233413FDOQ6233413
Authors: Ali Mostafazadeh 
Publication date: 1 June 2012
Abstract: For a general complex scattering potential defined on a real line, we show that the equations governing invisibility of the potential are invariant under the combined action of parity and time-reversal (PT) transformation. We determine the PT-symmetric an well as non-PT-symmetric invisible configurations of an easily realizable exactly solvable model that consists of a two-layer planar slab consisting of optically active material. Our analysis shows that although PT-symmetry is neither necessary nor sufficient for the invisibility of a scattering potential, it plays an important role in the characterization of the invisible configurations. A byproduct of our investigation is the discovery of certain configurations of our model that are effectively reflectionless in a spectral range as wide as several hundred nanometers.
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