2018/09/30 by Arnab Laha, Abhijit Biswas, Somnath Ghosh · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.optics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.10.054008
published as Phys. Rev. Applied 10, 054008 (2018) · 15 pages, 7 figures
arxiv created 2018/09/30 · arxiv updated 2018/11/14
We report a 1D planar optical waveguide with transverse distribution of inhomogeneous loss profile, which exhibits an exceptional point (EP). The waveguide hosts two leaky resonant modes; where the interaction between them in the vicinity of the EP is controlled by proper adjustment of the inhomogeneity in attenuation profile only. We study the adiabatic dynamics of propagation constants of the coupled modes by quasi-static encirclement of control parameters around the EP. Realizing such an encirclement with the inhomogeneous loss distribution along the direction of light propagation, we report the breakdown of adiabatic evolution of two coupled modes through the waveguide in presence of an EP. Here, during conversion the output mode is irrespective of the choice of input excited mode but depends on the direction of light transportation. This topologically controlled, robust scheme of asymmetric mode conversion in the platform of the proposed all-lossy waveguide structure may open up an extensive way-out for implementation of state-transfer applications in chirality driven waveguide-based devices.