2005
Conference Paper
Title

Photonic Zener tunneling

Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate photonic Zener-tunneling in waveguide arrays biased by a transverse index gradient. We observe Bloch oscillations and Zener breakdown by monitoring the fluorescence emitted by the guided light during its propagation.
Author(s)
Trompeter, H.
Peschel, U.
Pertsch, T.
Lederer, F.
Michaelis, D.
Streppel, U.
Bräuer, A.
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Language
English
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