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Two-dimensional defect solitons in parity-time-symmetric periodic optical lattices

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We report on the existence and stability of two-dimensional (2D) fundamental defect solitons (DSs) in parity-time (PT) symmetric periodic optical lattices based on focusing and defocusing nonlinear media, respectively. The stable regions of DSs in focusing and defocusing nonlinear media are calculated for the point defect. With the introduction of gain and loss component, some unique properties of 2D spatial DSs are displayed in such lattice potential. There exists transverse power-flow in the PT symmetric periodic optical lattice, and the DSs in the high power regions are unstable. Some properties in focusing nonlinear media are very different from those in defocusing nonlinear media. DSs in PT symmetric lattices with line defect based on focusing nonlinearity are studied as well.

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  1. Engineering Research Center for Optoelectronics of Guangdong Province, School of Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P.R. China

    Hong Wang, Shuang Shi, Wei He & Xing Zhu

  2. School of Electronics and Information, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, 510665, P.R. China

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Wang, H., Shi, S., He, W. et al. Two-dimensional defect solitons in parity-time-symmetric periodic optical lattices. Eur. Phys. J. D 68, 322 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2014-40513-1

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