Coherent imaging of local fields in photonic crystals

Flück, Eliane and Dijk van, Erik and Korterik, Jeroen P. and Otter, A.M. and Segerink, Frans B. and Kuipers, L. and Hulst van, Niek F. (2001) Coherent imaging of local fields in photonic crystals. In: Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS '01, 6-11 May 2001, Baltimore, MD.

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Abstract:	Summary form only given. In the past years, much research has been focused on so called photonic crystals. Different ways of fabricating and simulating these structures have been introduced. Characterization is performed mostly with black box experiments, where reflected or transmitted light is detected. We demonstrate a different approach, which allows us to take a direct look inside such structures. With a heterodyne interferometric photon scanning tunneling microscope (PSTM), we are able to visualize not only the amplitude of the local optical field, but also the phase information of light propagating inside the crystal. Heterodyne interferometric photon scanning tunneling microscopy gives detailed insight in reflected and transmitted waves as they develop through periodic structures. Ultimately, this method will allow us to visualize the opening of a stop gap in one or two-dimensional photonic crystals.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright:	© 2001 IEEE
Research Group:	Optical Sciences (OS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/36621
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2001.961838
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