Title :
Photonic analogue of Zitterbewegung and Klein tunneling in optical superlattices
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Optical analogues of Klein tunneling and Zitterbewegung for relativistic Dirac electrons are proposed for spatial beam propagation in binary waveguide superlattices.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; quantum theory; relativistic electron beams; superlattices; tunnelling; Klein tunneling; binary waveguide superlattice; optical superlattices; photonic analogue; relativistic Dirac electron Zitterbewegung; spatial beam propagation; Electron beams; Electron optics; Equations; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides; Testing; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
