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Zeyu Zhang¹, Brian Gould¹, Maria Barsukova¹

¹The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Physics, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Airy resonances were observed in photonic crystals due to a linear potential variation. This leads to a non-Hermitian Schrödinger equation, altering optical responses.

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Area of Science:

Photonics
Wave Mechanics
Quantum Optics

Background:

Airy wave functions describe quantum bouncing balls and optical Airy beams with unique curved propagation and self-healing.
Photonic crystals offer a platform to study wave phenomena in engineered structures.

Purpose of the Study:

To observe Airy resonances in two-dimensional photonic crystals.
To investigate the effect of a linear spatial variation in lattice constant on these resonances.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of two-dimensional photonic crystals with a linear variation in hole lattice constant.
Mapping the electromagnetic behavior to a 2D non-Hermitian Schrödinger equation with a linear potential (superpotential).

Main Results:

Observation of Airy resonances in the photonic crystal lattice.
Identification of non-Hermiticity arising from a complex effective mass due to out-of-plane radiation.
Demonstration that non-Hermiticity fundamentally alters the optical response of Airy resonances.

Conclusions:

Airy resonances can be realized in photonic crystals by introducing a linear potential.
The non-Hermitian nature of the system significantly impacts the optical properties.
This work provides a new avenue for exploring wave phenomena in engineered optical systems.