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Photonic realization of the relativistic Dirac oscillator

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: A photonic realization of the Dirac oscillator (DO), i.e., of the relativistic extension of the quantum harmonic oscillator, is proposed for light propagation in fiber Bragg gratings. Transmission spectra clearly show the existence of electron and positron bound states of the DO, corresponding to resonance modes above and below the Bragg frequency, as well as the asymmetry of the energy spectrum for electron and positron branches.

Source: Optics Letters

DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.001302

Author: S. Longhi

Institution: Politecnico di Milano

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca, Politecnico di Milano

Award: G1999574413