Published June 1, 2005
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Journal article
Landau-Zener dynamics in a curved optical directional coupler
Creators
- 1. Dipartimento di Fisica and Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan (Italy)
Description
A simple and experimentally accessible optical realization of Landau-Zener dynamics of two-level quantum systems with a finite coupling duration is proposed using a waveguide-based directional coupler with a cubically bent axis. (letter to the editor)
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1464-4266/7/L9/job5_6_L01.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Optics. B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (Print) (ISSN 1464-4266) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/1464-4266/7/L9/job5_6_L01.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- DOI
- 10.1088/1464-4266/7/6/L01;
- PII
- S1464-4266(05)95202-6;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Optics. B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 7
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. L9-L12
- ISSN
- 1464-4266
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36095978
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COUPLING; ENERGY LEVELS; LANDAU-ZENER FORMULA; QUANTUM MECHANICS; WAVEGUIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- MECHANICS