Title :
Photonic Zener tunneling
Author :
Trompeter, Henrike ; Peschel, Ulf ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Falk ; Michaelis, Dirk ; Streppel, Ulrich ; Brauer, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Condensed Matter Theor. & Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate photonic Zener-tunneling in waveguide arrays biased by a transverse index gradient. We observe Bloch oscillations and Zener breakdown by monitoring the fluorescence emitted by the guided light during its propagation.
Keywords :
Zener effect; fluorescence; gradient index optics; optical waveguides; photoluminescence; quantum optics; quantum theory; Bloch oscillation; Zener breakdown; fluorescence; photonic Zener-tunneling; transverse index gradient; waveguide arrays; Atom optics; Lattices; Optical arrays; Optical scattering; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548913
