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PT symmetry breaking in multilayers with resonant loss and gain locks light propagation direction

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PT symmetry breaking in multilayers with resonant loss and gain locks light propagation direction. / Novitsky, Denis V.; Karabchevsky, Alina; Lavrinenoko, Andrei V. et al.
In: Physical Review B, Vol. 98, No. 12, 125102, 15.09.2018.

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Novitsky, DV, Karabchevsky, A, Lavrinenoko, AV, Shalin, AS & Novitsky, AV 2018, 'PT symmetry breaking in multilayers with resonant loss and gain locks light propagation direction', Physical Review B, vol. 98, no. 12, 125102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.98.125102

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Novitsky, D. V., Karabchevsky, A., Lavrinenoko, A. V., Shalin, A. S., & Novitsky, A. V. (2018). PT symmetry breaking in multilayers with resonant loss and gain locks light propagation direction. Physical Review B, 98(12), Article 125102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.98.125102

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Novitsky DV, Karabchevsky A, Lavrinenoko AV, Shalin AS, Novitsky AV. PT symmetry breaking in multilayers with resonant loss and gain locks light propagation direction. Physical Review B. 2018 Sept 15;98(12):125102. Epub 2018 Sept 4. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.98.125102

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Novitsky, Denis V. ; Karabchevsky, Alina ; Lavrinenoko, Andrei V. et al. / PT symmetry breaking in multilayers with resonant loss and gain locks light propagation direction. In: Physical Review B. 2018 ; Vol. 98, No. 12.

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