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Time-variant parity-time symmetry in frequency-scanning systems

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  • Mingjian Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Tengfei Hao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Guozheng Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Anle Wang

    (Air Force Early Warning Academy)

  • Yitang Dai

    (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

  • Wei Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • José Capmany

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Jianping Yao

    (University of Ottawa)

  • Ninghua Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ming Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Parity-time (PT) symmetry is an active research area that provides a variety of new opportunities for different systems with novel functionalities. For instance, PT symmetry has been used in lasers and optoelectronic oscillators to achieve single-frequency lasing or oscillation. A single-frequency system is essentially a static PT-symmetric system, whose frequency is time-invariant. Here we investigate time-variant PT symmetry in frequency-scanning systems. Time-variant PT symmetry equations and eigenfrequencies for frequency-scanning systems are developed. We show that time-variant PT symmetry can dynamically narrow the instantaneous linewidth of frequency-scanning systems. The instantaneous linewidth of a produced frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) waveform is narrowed by a factor of 14 in the experiment. De-chirping and radar imaging results also show that the time-variant PT-symmetric system outperforms a conventional frequency-scanning one. Our study paves the way for a new class of time-variant PT-symmetric systems and shows great promise for applications including FMCW radar and lidar systems.

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  • Mingjian Li & Tengfei Hao & Guozheng Li & Anle Wang & Yitang Dai & Wei Li & José Capmany & Jianping Yao & Ninghua Zhu & Ming Li, 2024. "Time-variant parity-time symmetry in frequency-scanning systems," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-52958-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52958-3
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