• 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