Wave propagation in periodically-curved waveguides: the quantum-mechanical analogy

Author

Janner, D. ; Longhi, S. ; Marano, M. ; Laporta, P.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

fYear

2003

fDate

6-6 June 2003

Abstract

The properties of beam propagation in a periodically-curved optical waveguide beyond the usual perturbative approach are theoretically studied. The existence of unusual and exotic effects, such as dynamic beam splitting, dynamic directional coupling, and reduction of radiation losses are also shown. These unusual and exotic effects are fully similar to the phenomena of dynamic wave function stabilization, ionization quenching and wavepacket dichotomy encountered in multiphoton radiation-matter processes with super-intense and high-frequency laser fields.

Keywords

light propagation; optical waveguide theory; quantum optics; beam propagation; dynamic beam splitting; dynamic directional coupling; dynamic wave function stabilization; high-frequency laser fields; ionization quenching; multiphoton radiation-matter processes; periodically-curved waveguides; quantum-mechanical analogy; radiation losses; super-intense laser fields; wave propagation; wavepacket dichotomy; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Propagation losses; Quantum mechanics; Slabs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-749-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2003.238634

Filename

1276306