Title :
“Trapped rainbow” storage of light from THz to telecom domain
Author :
Gan, Qiaoqiang ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Bartoli, Filbert J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Opt. Technol., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
We show a metallic graded grating structure is able to achieve the function of ldquotrapped rainbowrdquo storage of light at both THz and telecom frequencies for potential nanophotonic applications including optical communications.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical communication; radiation pressure; terahertz waves; light storage; metallic graded grating structure; nanophotonic applications; optical communications; telecom domain; telecom frequencies; terahertz radiation; trapped rainbow storage; Charge carrier processes; Cutoff frequency; Dispersion; Finite difference methods; Gratings; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Surface waves; Telecommunications; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688495
