Title :
Light in asymmetric resonators: chaos, tunneling and localization
Author :
Narimanov, Evgenii E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., USA
Abstract :
Dielectric spheres and cylinders can support high-Q modes due to internal reflection of the light. However, small deviations of the shape of these resonators away from symmetry lead to the onset of chaotic ray dynamics and the resulting change of the mode patterns. We demonstrate that in such conditions mode lifetimes are determined by the phenomena of chaos-assisted tunneling and dynamical localization, and develop a quantitative theory of this effect.
Keywords :
dielectric resonators; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light reflection; microcavities; optical chaos; quantum optics; resonant tunnelling; Q modes; asymmetric resonators; chaos ray dynamics; dielectric cylinders; dielectric spheres; dynamical localization; light internal reflection; mode lifetimes determination; tunneling; Chaos; Dielectrics; Engine cylinders; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Resonance; Shape; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338761
