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    Area of Science:

    • Physics
    • Photonics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Stationary inflection points (SIPs) are spectral singularities in periodic structures, characterized by vanishing first and second derivatives of the Bloch dispersion relation.
    • SIPs lead to third-order exceptional point degeneracy, causing a collapse of Bloch modes and enabling efficient conversion of incident waves into a 'frozen mode' (FMR).
    • The frozen mode regime offers advantages over traditional cavity resonances for applications like light amplification due to its non-resonant nature.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel scheme for unidirectional amplifiers based on the frozen mode regime (FMR).
    • To leverage a tailored amplification/attenuation mechanism and a single nonlinear defect to achieve directional control.
    • To demonstrate the robustness of the proposed amplification mechanism.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a periodic structure with a stationary inflection point (SIP) to access the frozen mode regime (FMR).
    • Introduced a single nonlinear defect to break directional symmetry and induce nonlinearity-related unidirectional amplification/attenuation.
    • Investigated the amplification mechanism's performance and robustness against local impurities and parasitic nonlinearities.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully demonstrated a scheme for FMR-based unidirectional amplifiers.
    • The nonlinear defect enabled efficient, direction-dependent amplification near the SIP frequency.
    • The amplification mechanism showed robustness against local impurities and parasitic nonlinearities.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed scheme offers a novel approach for creating unidirectional amplifiers leveraging the frozen mode regime.
    • The use of a single nonlinear defect provides an effective method for directional control and amplification.
    • The demonstrated robustness suggests practical applicability in various photonic devices.