Adiabatic transfer of light via a continuum in optical waveguides.
The optical analog of the stimulated Raman adiabatic passage via a continuum is experimentally demonstrated for photonic tunneling in femtosecond laser written waveguides. The results clearly show that the mechanism of light transfer relies on destructive interference and on the existence of a photonic dark state.
Dreisow
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Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany. f.dreisow@uni-jena.de
Szameit
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Heinrich
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Keil
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Nolte
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Tünnermann
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Longhi
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