title: Observation of wave packet dichotomy and adiabatic stabilization in an optical waveguide.
abstract: We report on the first experimental observation of wave packet dichotomy and adiabatic stabilization of light in a periodically bent optical waveguide in analogy with similar behavior of atoms in high-frequency strong laser fields.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica and Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie del CNR, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longhi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marangoni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramponi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laporta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cianci
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Foglietti