DocumentCode
1158121
Title
Tunneling through a total internal reflection layer
Author
Raad, Bechara A. ; Jacobs, Ira
Author_Institution
Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Volume
35
Issue
2
fYear
1992
fDate
5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
112
Lastpage
114
Abstract
The tunneling phenomenon known as frustrated total internal reflection is described in classic texts and research papers, but students are generally not exposed to the concept in standard optics or electromagnetics courses. It is shown that the tunnel effect may serve as the basis of a nonresonant lossless optical filter. The resolution capabilities of this filter are rather limited, and the best performance that may be achieved is shown to be independent of the specific indexes of refraction or polarization
Keywords
educational courses; light reflection; optical filters; teaching; educational courses; frustrated total internal reflection; nonresonant lossless optical filter; performance; polarization; refraction; students; teaching; tunnel effect; tunneling; Electromagnetic devices; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Physical optics; Quantum mechanics; Reflectivity; Tunneling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9359
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/13.135574
Filename
135574
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