Light induced angular steering via Floquet-Bloch band-tunnelling in one-dimensional liquid photonic lattices

• Autorzy: Fratalocchi A. , Rutkowska K. A. , Karpierz M. A. , Assanto G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We investigate all-optical Zener tunnelling in electro-optically tunable arrays of identical channel waveguides in undoped nematic liquid crystals. By all-optically inducing a refractive acceleration, we demonstrate a novel technique for band-to-band tunnelling, as well as a novel approach to light controlled steering and readdressing.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

liquid crystals; photonic lattices; discrete propagation; Zener tunnelling

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 15, No. 4
• Strony: 210--214
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Fratalocchi A.

autor

Rutkowska K. A.

autor

Karpierz M. A.

autor

Assanto G.

• CNISM and Department of Electronic Engineering, University Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy,

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