• DocumentCode
    520093
  • Title

    Photonic analogue of Zitterbewegung and Klein tunneling in optical superlattices

  • Author

    Longhi, Stefano

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Optical analogues of Klein tunneling and Zitterbewegung for relativistic Dirac electrons are proposed for spatial beam propagation in binary waveguide superlattices.
  • Keywords
    optical waveguides; quantum theory; relativistic electron beams; superlattices; tunnelling; Klein tunneling; binary waveguide superlattice; optical superlattices; photonic analogue; relativistic Dirac electron Zitterbewegung; spatial beam propagation; Electron beams; Electron optics; Equations; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides; Testing; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499654