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ArticleNature communications2017

Dissipatively coupled waveguide networks for coherent diffusive photonics.

Sebabrata Mukherjee, Dmitri Mogilevtsev, Gregory Ya Slepyan, Thomas H Doherty, Robert R Thomson, Natalia Korolkova

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sebabrata MukherjeeScottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK. s.mukherjee@hw.ac.uk.
Dmitri MogilevtsevInstitute of Physics, Belarus National Academy of Sciences, F. Skarina Ave. 68, Minsk, 220072, Belarus. d.mogilevtsev@ifanbel.bas-net.by.
Gregory Ya SlepyanDepartment of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
Thomas H DohertySchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
Robert R ThomsonScottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Natalia KorolkovaSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
University of St Andrews · GBHeriot-Watt University · GBTel Aviv University · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A photonic circuit is generally described as a structure in which light propagates by unitary exchange and transfers reversibly between channels. In contrast, the term 'diffusive' is more akin to a chaotic propagation in scattering media, where light is driven out of coherence towards a thermal mixture. Based on the dynamics of open quantum systems, the combination of these two opposites can result in novel techniques for coherent light control. The crucial feature of these photonic structures is dissipative coupling between modes, via an interaction with a common reservoir. Here, we demonstrate experimentally that such systems can perform optical equalisation to smooth multimode light, or act as a distributor, guiding it into selected channels. Quantum thermodynamically, these systems can act as catalytic coherent reservoirs by performing perfect non-Landauer erasure. For lattice structures, localised stationary states can be supported in the continuum, similar to compacton-like states in conventional flat-band lattices.

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