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Observation of dynamic localization in periodically-curved waveguide arrays

Quantum Physics 2009-11-11 v2

Abstract

We report on a direct experimental observation of dynamic localization (DL) of light in sinusoidally-curved Lithium-Niobate waveguide arrays which provides the optical analog of DL for electrons in periodic potentials subjected to ac electric fields as originally proposed by Dunlap and Kenkre [D.H. Dunlap and V.M. Kenkre, Phys. Rev. B 34, 3625 (1986)]. The theoretical condition for DL in a sinusoidal field is experimentally demonstrated.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0511132,
  title  = {Observation of dynamic localization in periodically-curved waveguide arrays},
  author = {S. Longhi and M. Marangoni and M. Lobino and R. Ramponi and P. Laporta and E. Cianci and V. Foglietti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0511132},
  year   = {2009}
}

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