Title :
Measuring photon direction in high-index-contrast waveguides
Author :
Robinson, Jacob T. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that within high-index-contrast waveguides, photons traveling in different directions can follow slightly different trajectories. Using near-field microscopy we distinguish between forward and backward propagating photons.
Keywords :
optical microscopy; optical waveguides; photons; backward propagating photons; forward propagating photons; high-index-contrast waveguides; near-field microscopy; photon direction; Light scattering; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Probes; Tellurium; Waveguide components; Waveguide transitions; (130.2790) Guided waves; (180.4243 ) Near-field microscopy; (350.4238) Nanophotonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
