Title :
Control of photon tunneling decay in engineered optical waveguide arrays
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Milan
Abstract :
Acceleration and deceleration of photon tunneling decay is theoretically demonstrated in an engineered waveguide-array structure, which provides an optical realization of quantum mechanical decay control proposed for macroscopic quantum tunneling.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical waveguides; tunnelling; engineered optical waveguide arrays; engineered waveguide-array structure; macroscopic quantum tunneling; optical realization; photon tunneling decay; quantum mechanical decay control; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Quantum mechanics; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453609
