Optical analogue of electronic Bloch oscillations

R  Sapienza; P  Costantino; D  Wiersma; M  Ghulinyan; C J  Oton; L  Pavesi

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.263902

Optical analogue of electronic Bloch oscillations

R Sapienza, P Costantino, D Wiersma, M Ghulinyan, C J Oton, L Pavesi

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We report on the observation of Bloch oscillations in light transport through periodic dielectric systems. By introducing a linear refractive index gradient along the propagation direction the optical equivalent of a Wannier-Stark ladder was obtained. Bloch oscillations were observed as time-resolved oscillations in transmission, in direct analogy to electronic Bloch oscillations in conducting crystals where the Wannier-Stark ladder is obtained via an external electric field. The observed oscillatory behavior is in excellent agreement with transfer matrix calculations.

Original language	English
Article number	263902
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	91
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.263902
Publication status	Published - 23 Dec 2003

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