Demetrios N. Christodoulides
University of Southern California
Demetrios N. Christodoulides is a United States physicist known for his work in quantum optics and nonlinear optics and photonics. He is currently the Steven and Kathryn Sample Chair in Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California.
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Demetrios N. Christodoulides is a United States physicist known for his work in quantum optics and nonlinear optics and photonics. He is currently the Steven and Kathryn Sample Chair in Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California.
Affiliation
University of Southern California
Top Publications
- Observation of parity–time symmetry in optics (2010) - 3,620 citations
- Observation of P T -Symmetry Breaking in Complex Optical Potentials (2009) - 2,753 citations
- Non-Hermitian physics and PT symmetry (2018) - 2,740 citations
- Observation of Accelerating Airy Beams (2007) - 2,431 citations
- Parity–time synthetic photonic lattices (2012) - 2,040 citations
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- Full name
- Demetrios N. Christodoulides
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-3630-7234
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5015967274
Research interests
- Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics, Random lasers and scattering media
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- Observation of parity–time symmetry in optics ↗2010 · Nature Physics3,620OpenAlex citations
- Observation of P T -Symmetry Breaking in Complex Optical Potentials ↗2009 · Physical Review Letters2,753OpenAlex citations
- Non-Hermitian physics and PT symmetry ↗2018 · Nature Physics2,740OpenAlex citations
- Observation of Accelerating Airy Beams ↗2007 · Physical Review Letters2,431OpenAlex citations
- Parity–time synthetic photonic lattices ↗2012 · Nature2,040OpenAlex citations
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- Observation of parity–time symmetry in optics ↗2010 · Nature Physics
- Observation of P T -Symmetry Breaking in Complex Optical Potentials ↗2009 · Physical Review Letters
- Non-Hermitian physics and PT symmetry ↗2018 · Nature Physics
- Observation of Accelerating Airy Beams ↗2007 · Physical Review Letters
- Parity–time synthetic photonic lattices ↗2012 · Nature
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