Title :
Trapping light by mimicking gravitational lensing
Author :
Sheng, C. ; Liu, Hongying ; Wang, Yannan ; Zhu, S.N. ; Genov, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
We propose a distorted optical waveguide around a microsphere to mimic curved spacetimes caused by the “gravitational fields”. Gravitational lensing effects analogues are experimentally demonstrated and this can be used to prospective light harvesting.
Keywords :
gravitational lenses; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; curved spacetimes; distorted optical waveguide; gravitational fields; gravitational lensing; light harvesting; microsphere; trapping light; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
