Hybrid guided space-time optical modes in unpatterned films

Waveguides typically function by using boundary conditions to contain light. Here, the authors show that by using space-time wavepackets, light can be guided in an unpatterned planar waveguide as the field remains localized along the unbounded dimension.

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Main Authors: Abbas Shiri, Murat Yessenov, Scott Webster, Kenneth L. Schepler, Ayman F. Abouraddy
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/99db4dc36e2d42078ce132a4f3fec04b
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Summary:Waveguides typically function by using boundary conditions to contain light. Here, the authors show that by using space-time wavepackets, light can be guided in an unpatterned planar waveguide as the field remains localized along the unbounded dimension.