• DocumentCode
    197266
  • Title

    Observation of an effective magnetic field for light

  • Author

    Tzuang, Lawrence D. ; Fang, Kejie ; Nussenzveig, Paulo ; Shanhui Fan ; Lipson, Michal

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observe an effective magnetic field for photons using an on-chip silicon-based Ramsey-type interferometer. This interferometer generates a direction-dependent phase which corresponds to a magnetic field of 0.2 Gauss in an Aharonov-Bohm configuration for electrons.
  • Keywords
    Aharonov-Bohm effect; atom optics; electromagnetic wave interferometers; elemental semiconductors; magneto-optical devices; magneto-optical effects; silicon; Aharonov-Bohm configuration; direction-dependent phase; effective magnetic field; magnetic flux density 0.2 gauss; on-chip silicon-based Ramsey-type interferometer; Atomic beams; Magnetic fields; Optical interferometry; Phase modulation; Photonics; System-on-chip;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989967