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Exceptional points enhance sensing in an optical microcavity

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  • Weijian Chen

    (Washington University)

  • Şahin Kaya Özdemir

    (Washington University)

  • Guangming Zhao

    (Washington University)

  • Jan Wiersig

    (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg)

  • Lan Yang

    (Washington University)

Abstract

Tuning optical microcavities to exceptional points enhances their ability to sense nanoscale objects, owing to the topological features of exceptional points.

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  • Weijian Chen & Şahin Kaya Özdemir & Guangming Zhao & Jan Wiersig & Lan Yang, 2017. "Exceptional points enhance sensing in an optical microcavity," Nature, Nature, vol. 548(7666), pages 192-196, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:548:y:2017:i:7666:d:10.1038_nature23281
    DOI: 10.1038/nature23281
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