Real-Space Observation of Ultraslow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

H. Gersen; T.J. Karle; R.J.P. Engelen; W. Bogaerts; Jeroen P. Korterik; N.F. van Hulst; T.F. Krauss; L. Kuipers

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073903

Real-Space Observation of Ultraslow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

H. Gersen, T.J. Karle, R.J.P. Engelen, W. Bogaerts, Jeroen P. Korterik, N.F. van Hulst, T.F. Krauss, L. Kuipers

Optical Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

510 Citations (Scopus)

112 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

We show the real-space observation of fast and slow pulses propagating inside a photonic crystal waveguide by time-resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy. Local phase and group velocities of modes are measured. For a specific optical frequency we observe a localized pattern associated with a flat band in the dispersion diagram. During at least 3 ps, movement of this field is hardly discernible: its group velocity would be at most c/1000. The huge trapping times without the use of a cavity reveal new perspectives for dispersion and time control within photonic crystals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	073903-1-073903-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	94
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073903
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

METIS-223779
IR-50957

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073903

134

Cite this

@article{06dc22595efa492fb4fb64fc1cafcb80,

title = "Real-Space Observation of Ultraslow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides",

abstract = "We show the real-space observation of fast and slow pulses propagating inside a photonic crystal waveguide by time-resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy. Local phase and group velocities of modes are measured. For a specific optical frequency we observe a localized pattern associated with a flat band in the dispersion diagram. During at least 3 ps, movement of this field is hardly discernible: its group velocity would be at most c/1000. The huge trapping times without the use of a cavity reveal new perspectives for dispersion and time control within photonic crystals.",

keywords = "METIS-223779, IR-50957",

author = "H. Gersen and T.J. Karle and R.J.P. Engelen and W. Bogaerts and Korterik, {Jeroen P.} and {van Hulst}, N.F. and T.F. Krauss and L. Kuipers",

year = "2005",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073903",

language = "English",

volume = "94",

pages = "073903--1--073903--4",

journal = "Physical review letters",

issn = "0031-9007",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

number = "7",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Real-Space Observation of Ultraslow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

AU - Gersen, H.

AU - Karle, T.J.

AU - Engelen, R.J.P.

AU - Bogaerts, W.

AU - Korterik, Jeroen P.

AU - van Hulst, N.F.

AU - Krauss, T.F.

AU - Kuipers, L.

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - We show the real-space observation of fast and slow pulses propagating inside a photonic crystal waveguide by time-resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy. Local phase and group velocities of modes are measured. For a specific optical frequency we observe a localized pattern associated with a flat band in the dispersion diagram. During at least 3 ps, movement of this field is hardly discernible: its group velocity would be at most c/1000. The huge trapping times without the use of a cavity reveal new perspectives for dispersion and time control within photonic crystals.

AB - We show the real-space observation of fast and slow pulses propagating inside a photonic crystal waveguide by time-resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy. Local phase and group velocities of modes are measured. For a specific optical frequency we observe a localized pattern associated with a flat band in the dispersion diagram. During at least 3 ps, movement of this field is hardly discernible: its group velocity would be at most c/1000. The huge trapping times without the use of a cavity reveal new perspectives for dispersion and time control within photonic crystals.

KW - METIS-223779

KW - IR-50957

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073903

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.073903

M3 - Article

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 94

SP - 073903-1-073903-4

JO - Physical review letters

JF - Physical review letters

IS - 7

ER -