• DocumentCode
    547081
  • Title

    Photonic Zitterbewegung: Relativistic physics in waveguide arrays

  • Author

    Dreisow, F. ; Heinrich, M. ; Keil, R. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Nolte, S. ; Longhi, S. ; Szameit, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the observation of relativistic wave evolution in a waveguide array. The high frequency trembling motion, known as Zitterbewegung is observed in specially designed waveguide arrays.
  • Keywords
    optical waveguides; high frequency trembling motion; photonic Zitterbewegung; relativistic physics; relativistic wave evolution; waveguide arrays; Dispersion; Equations; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951635
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=547081