Light localization

From Snell s Law, sin(0j) m = sin(0j) nr. We have TIR when sin(Oj) > nr/rii, while we will have refraction and reflection when sin(0j) < nr/ni. In practical cases properties of light, such as phase, polarization and intensity, can be modulated inside the wave guide by a given measurand, which is interacting, for instance, with a CIM lying within the penetration depth for the evanescent field of the light localized near the external guide surface. 

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In the heterodyne method, a small portion of the unscattered laser light (local oscillator) is mixed with the scattered light on the photomultiplier cathode (see Fig. 1.2.2c). We assume below that the local oscillator varies at the laser frequency.2 The PM output may then be analyzed with an autocorrelator or a spectrum analyzer. 

The systematic study of PBG materials began with the works of Yablonovitch [1] and John [2] on spontaneous emission control and light localization. These contributions gave a way to an intense theoretical and experimental investigation of PBG stractures that has continued since. Some of the applications that have been proposed over the years include photonic crystals fibers [3], photonic crystals circuits [4], transparent metal-dielectric stacks [5], highly efficient micron-sized... 

Collective optical excitations, like surface plasmon-polaritons in partially-ordered metal nanoparticle arrays, tend to be spatially localized. The localization facilitates a giant increase of linear and nonlinear optical responses such as Raman scattering, enhancement of spontaneous emission rate, nonlinear absorption and refraction. In this paper the spectral manifestation of light localization into metal-dielectric nanocomposites i s s tudied i n t he visible. T he e ffect o f t he 1 ateral e lectrodynamic coupling on transmission/reflection optical spectra is investigated for planar silver nanoparticle arrays (random close-packed and polycrystalline quasiregular structures). Combined action of electron and photon confinements is demonstrated experimentally and considered theoretically for ID-photonic crystals consisted of a metal nanoparticle stratified array. 

A defect in the photonic crystal leads to allowed states for particular frequencies and a strong localized mode in the band gap, as shown in Fig. 4. Point defects have great importance for the control of spontaneous emission and light localization events [13]. These can be created by removing one unit structure, by changing the local refractive index, or by modifying the size of the structures. 

Light localization A state in which light of a particular frequency is completely confined to a small, finite region of space and cannot propagate away except through some nonlinear interaction. 

Third, we consider the effect of blue phases on the polarization of light. Locally the dielectric tensor (and refractive index) is not required to satisfy the symmetries of the blue phase cubic stmetures. Therefore it is possible that locally the material is optically birefringent. This is... 

Maloshtan AS, Kilin SY (2007) Dynamic control of light localization in photonic crystals. Opt Spectroscopy... 

N. A. Papadogiannis, B. Witzel, C, Kalpouzos, D. Charalambidis Observation of attosecond light localization in higher order harmonic generation. Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4289 (1999)... 

There are different methods of light management in a photodetector that can be divided into four groups. Fig. 2.1 optical concentration, use of antireflection stmctures, optical path increase, and light localization. 

Fig. 2.1 Methods of photon management use of optical concentrator, antireflection structure, stmctures for optical path increase (cavity enhancement) and light localization structures...

There is another method of optical trapping, enabled by the advent of nanophotonics the subwavelength optical localization utilizing plasmonic nanocomposites. Some metal-dielectric stmctures ensure the possibility of light localization on a level much smaller than the operating wavelength. To this purpose they utilize the propagating or localized surface plasmons polaritons. 

Yoneyama, H., K. Kawai, and S. Kuwabata Light-Localized Deposition of Electro-conductive Polymers on n-Type Silicon by Utilizing Semiconductor Photocatalysis. J. Electrochem. Soc. 135, 1699 (1988). 

Light-localized, wet processing of semiconductors which is not photoelectrochemical in nature is also known. Localized surface heating can reduce the overpotential for electroplating (2) or accelerate etching, for example. In addition, reactive intermediates can be produced by photolysis of electrolyte species (e.g., Brg), which then go on to react chemicaiiy with the semiconductor surface (3). These nonphotoelectro-chemicai approaches will not be dealt with further in this chapter. 

Ostermayer et al. (5) have reported the photoelectrochemical etching of p-type lll-V compounds. Under cathodic polarizatton, the photogenerated minority carriers (electrons) give rise to formation of the I i I eiement on the surface along with the evolution of the group V hydride (e g., Ga and AsHj). Subsequent anodic polarization leads to dissolution of the surface film by a majority carrier mediated reaction. As this process is repeated, the light-localized etched profile is developed. 

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