Title :
Single-photon tunneling delay in a nematic liquid-crystal frustrated-total-internal-reflection structure
Author :
Gehring, George M. ; Liapis, Andreas C. ; Lukishova, Svetlana ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present a new theoretical treatment of photon tunneling delay in frustrated total internal reflection based on a dwell-time interpretation of the Hartman effect, as well as preliminary experimental measurements of single-photon delay.
Keywords :
Luders bands; nematic liquid crystals; optical materials; Hartman effect; dwell-time interpretation; frustrated-total-internal-reflection structure; nematic liquid-crystal; single-photon tunneling delay; Delay; Liquid crystals; Measurement by laser beam; Photonics; Reflection; Tunneling; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
