Abstract

We report the first observation of slow-light tunneling between coupled periodic waveguides, designed to simultaneously support two slow-light states with different phase velocities in the same frequency range. Numerical simulations agree well with experimental results.

Keywords:
Quantum tunnelling Slow light Range (aeronautics) Physics Phase (matter) Optics Optoelectronics Materials science Photonic crystal Quantum mechanics

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Photonic Crystals and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Photonic and Optical Devices
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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