Title :
One-dimensional massless Dirac-particles in waveguide arrays with alternating coupling
Author :
Zeuner, J.M. ; Efremidis, N.K. ; Keil, R. ; Dreisow, F. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Nolte, S. ; Szameit, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally realized a waveguide device with alternating positive and negative coupling and show that this geometry is an optical simulator of the conditions found for a massless relativistic particle described by the one-dimensional Dirac-equations.
Keywords :
Dirac equation; optical arrays; optical couplers; optical multilayers; optical waveguide theory; special relativity; superlattices; alternating coupling; binary optical superlattice waveguide array; massless relativistic particle; one-dimensional Dirac-equations; optical simulator; waveguide arrays; Couplings; Equations; Geometry; Mathematical model; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
