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Physical Review A

Dissipation-induced transition between optical reciprocity and nonreciprocity

Lifan Chen, Jiale Li, Zhan Zheng, Jin Yan, Feng Li, Yanpeng Zhang, Yin Cai

Published Jul 2, 2025• 4 citations
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10.1103/298n-q3tq

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