DocumentCode
690014
Title
Trapping light by mimicking gravitational lensing
Author
Sheng, C. ; Liu, Hongying ; Wang, Yannan ; Zhu, S.N. ; Genov, D.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a distorted optical waveguide around a microsphere to mimic curved spacetimes caused by the “gravitational fields”. Gravitational lensing effects analogues are experimentally demonstrated and this can be used to prospective light harvesting.
Keywords
gravitational lenses; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; curved spacetimes; distorted optical waveguide; gravitational fields; gravitational lensing; light harvesting; microsphere; trapping light; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834406
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