Experimental demonstration of the optical Zeno effect by scanning tunneling optical microscopy
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: An experimental demonstration of a classical analogue of the quantum Zeno effect for light waves propagating in engineered arrays of tunneling-coupled optical waveguides is reported. Quantitative mapping of the flow of light, based on scanning tunneling optical microscopy, clearly demonstrates that the escape dynamics of light in an optical waveguide side-coupled to a tight-binding continuum is slowed down when projective measurements, mimicked by sequential interruptions of the decay, are performed on the system.
Source: Optics Express
DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.003762
Institutions: Politecnico di Milano, Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,270
OpenAlex ID: W2073899528