Nonlinear Non-Hermitian Skin Effect and Skin Solitons in Temporal Photonic Feedforward Lattices

Here we report the experimental demonstration of the nonlinear non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) in an effective Kerr nonlinear temporal photonic lattice, where the high-power requirements and lack of tunability intrinsic to optical materials are overcome by an artificial nonlinearity arising from op...

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Autores: Wang, Shulin, Wang, Bing, Liu, Chenyu, Qin, Chengzhi, Zhao, Lange, Liu, Weiwei, Longhi, Stefano, Lu, Peixiang
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/423047
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/423047
http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.19693v2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Nonlinear optics
Optical fibers
Optical solitons
Topological effects in photonic systems
Non-Hermitian systems
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Resumo:Here we report the experimental demonstration of the nonlinear non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) in an effective Kerr nonlinear temporal photonic lattice, where the high-power requirements and lack of tunability intrinsic to optical materials are overcome by an artificial nonlinearity arising from optoelectronic feedforward. Thanks to Kerr self-trapping, the nonlinear NHSE is demonstrated to possess much better localization strength and robustness at the preferred boundary compared to the linear case. Away from the preferred boundary, Kerr self-trapping can even inhibit NHSE-induced transport and form stable skin solitons. Harnessing the nonlinearity-controlled NHSE, we judiciously design an optical router with a flexibly tuned output port. Our findings promise great applications in robust signal transmission, routing, and processing.