Coupled nonlinear Schrödinger systems describe some physical phenomena such as the propagation in birefringent optical fibers, Kerr-like photorefractive media in optics and Bose-Einstein condensates. In this paper, we study the existence of concentrating solutions of a singularly perturbed coupled nonlinear Schrödinger system, in presence of potentials. We show how the location of the concentra...

Optical Aharonov-Bohm effect: an inverse hyperbolic problems approach. Abstract We describe the general setting for the optical Aharonov-Bohm effect based on the inverse problem of the identification of the coefficients of the governing hyperbolic equation by the boundary meas-rements. We interpret the inverse problem result as a possibility in principle to detect the optical Aharonov-Bohm effe...

Optical Aharonov-Bohm effect: an inverse hyperbolic problems approach. Abstract We describe the general setting for the optical Aharonov-Bohm effect based on the inverse problem of the identification of the coefficients of the governing hyperbolic equation by the boundary meas-rements. We interpret the inverse problem result as a possibility in principle to detect the optical Aharonov-Bohm effe...

Two classes of conservative, linear, optical rotary effects (optical activity andFaraday rotation) are distinguished by their behavior under time reversal. Faraday rotation, but not optical activity, is capable of coherent perfect rotation, by which wemean the complete transfer of counterpropagating coherent light fields into their orthogonal polarization. Unlike coherent perfect absorption, ho...

The effect of a tunable, externally coupled Fabry-Perot cavity to resonantly enhance the optical Hall effect signatures at terahertz frequencies produced by a traditional Drude-like two-dimensional electron gas is shown and discussed in this Letter. As a result, the detection of optical Hall effect signatures at conveniently obtainable magnetic fields, for example, by neodymium permanent magnet...

Phenomena associated with the topological properties of physical systems can be naturally robust against perturbations. This robustness is exemplified by quantized conductance and edge state transport in the quantum Hall and quantum spin Hall effects. Here we show how exploiting topological properties of optical systems can be used to improve photonic devices. We demonstrate how quantum spin Ha...

We observe the phenomenon of the Faraday-like effect, which occurs in periodically poled lithium niobate with odd number of domains (OPPLN) by the transverse electro-optic (EO) effect under the quasi-phase-matching condition. In this case, light rotates in the reverse sense during the forward and the backward path, and OPPLN shows a nonreciprocal process that is similar to the magneto-optical F...

The experimental demonstration of a novel integrated optical isolator concept is presented. By using a transversely magnetized ferromagnetic metal as the electric contact of an active waveguide structure, the transverse magneto-optic Kerr effect induces nonreciprocal loss of the TM guided mode. Based on this principle we designed, fabricated and characterized the first version of an optical iso...

Within the framework of the quantized nesting model, we study the effect of umklapp scattering on the magnetic-field-induced spin-density-wave (SDW) phases which are experimentally observed in the quasi-one-dimensional organic conductors (TMTSF)2X. We discuss the conditions under which umklapp processes may explain the sign reversals (Ribault anomaly) of the quantum Hall effect (QHE) observed i...

Focusing and defocusing of laser light has been observed for many years. Optical Kerr type materials exhibit this effect only for high intensities. We show experimental evidence that photorefractive materials can also produce dramatic focusing and defocusing. Whereas Kerr materials produce this effect for high intensities, photorefractive materials produce these effects independent of intensity...