• DocumentCode
    500264
  • 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
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225649
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=500264