Title :
Direct observation of pulse propagation in photonic crystals
Author_Institution :
FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Amsterdam, The Netherlands; L.Kuipers@amolf.nl
Abstract :
Femtosecond light pulses have been locally tracked en route as they propagate through a photonic crystal structure. The phase-sensitive and time-dependent measurements allow the determination of the local photonic band structure. Ultraslow light is observed.
Keywords :
Photonic crystals; nanophotonics; scanning probe microscopy; ultrafast; Frequency; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Photonic crystals; Power harmonic filters; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Photonic crystals; nanophotonics; scanning probe microscopy; ultrafast;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569340
