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Fabrication And Characterization Of Photonic Crystal Slow Light Waveguides And Cavities
Published on: November 30, 2012
Creation and preservation of superoscillation in a dielectric optical waveguide
Abstract:
Superoscillation refers to a phenomenon where a band-limited wave locally oscillates faster than its highest Fourier component. Current research on optical superoscillations predominantly lies on the basis of free-space waves. As the optical waveguides play a key role in energy and information transportation, guided waves with precisely controlled deep-subwavelength features offers unprecedented flexibility for applications. In this Letter, we numerically show that, by superimposing eigenmodes of a multimode SiO2 waveguide and forcing the resultant field to pass through a set of predetermined points, superoscillatory fields in various shapes can be formed in preset cross-sectional planes. Furthermore, by padding prescribed intensities in multiple cross sections, we successfully create a persistent superoscillatory saddle.
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