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
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