• DocumentCode
    444261
  • Title

    Photonic Zener tunneling

  • Author

    Trompeter, Henrike ; Peschel, Ulf ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Falk ; Michaelis, Dirk ; Streppel, Ulrich ; Brauer, Andreas

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Condensed Matter Theor. & Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    714
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate photonic Zener-tunneling in waveguide arrays biased by a transverse index gradient. We observe Bloch oscillations and Zener breakdown by monitoring the fluorescence emitted by the guided light during its propagation.
  • Keywords
    Zener effect; fluorescence; gradient index optics; optical waveguides; photoluminescence; quantum optics; quantum theory; Bloch oscillation; Zener breakdown; fluorescence; photonic Zener-tunneling; transverse index gradient; waveguide arrays; Atom optics; Lattices; Optical arrays; Optical scattering; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548913
  • Filename
    1548913