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(a) Diagram of the modulation space of real index vs. imaginary index for various photonic systems. (b) Schematic of a 1D periodic material having PT-symmetry requiring even and odd functions of 
and 
, respectively. The non-reciprocal behavior of the PT-symmetric system for the two different input beams (solid and dashed arrows) is illustrated.
