Bloch oscillations in optical waveguide arrays

Author

Pertsch, T. ; Peschel, U. ; Brauer, Alexej ; Lederer, F.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Festkorpertheorie und Theor. Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany

fYear

1998

fDate

8-8 May 1998

Firstpage

20

Abstract

Summary form only given.If a DC voltage is applied to a semiconductor superlattice, the arising current may oscillate (Bloch oscillations). Here we report on an optical analog to these Bloch oscillations that reveals special features of the transition from a quasi-continuous model to effects owing to the very discreteness. We consider an array of nearest-neighbor coupled waveguides. In analogy to the DC voltage applied in semiconductor superlattices, the propagation constant of adjacent waveguides shall vary.

Keywords

nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical constants; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; Bloch oscillations; DC voltage; nearest-neighbor coupled waveguide arrays; optical analog; optical waveguide arrays; propagation constant; quasi-continuous model; semiconductor superlattice; Diffraction; Dispersion; Optical arrays; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Propagation constant; Semiconductor waveguides; Voltage; Waveguide transitions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-541-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IQEC.1998.680061

Filename

680061