Title :
Experimental observation of the trapped rainbow
Author :
Smolyaninov, I.I. ; Smolyaninova, V.N. ; Kildishev, A.V. ; Shalaev, V.M.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Mater., BAE Syst., Columbia, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report on the experimental demonstration of the broadband "trapped rainbow" in the visible range using an adiabatically tapered waveguide. Being a distinct case of the slow light phenomenon, this effect can enhanced light-matter interactions.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; radiation pressure; slow light; adiabatically tapered waveguide; light-matter interactions; slow light; trapped rainbow; Gold; Lenses; Metamaterials; Optical films; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Slow light; Ultraviolet sources; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
