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Experimental observation of a photonic hook. / Minin, I. V.; Minin, O. V.; Katyba, G. M. et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 114, No. 3, 031105 , 21.01.2019.

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Minin, IV, Minin, OV, Katyba, GM, Chernomyrdin, NV, Kurlov, VN, Zaytsev, KI, Yue, L, Wang, Z & Christodoulides, DN 2019, 'Experimental observation of a photonic hook', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 114, no. 3, 031105 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5065899

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Minin, I. V., Minin, O. V., Katyba, G. M., Chernomyrdin, N. V., Kurlov, V. N., Zaytsev, K. I., Yue, L., Wang, Z., & Christodoulides, D. N. (2019). Experimental observation of a photonic hook. Applied Physics Letters, 114(3), Article 031105 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5065899

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Minin IV, Minin OV, Katyba GM, Chernomyrdin NV, Kurlov VN, Zaytsev KI, Yue L, Wang Z, Christodoulides DN. 2019. Experimental observation of a photonic hook. Applied Physics Letters. 114(3):Article 031105 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5065899

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Minin, I. V. et al. "Experimental observation of a photonic hook". Applied Physics Letters. 2019. 114(3). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5065899

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Minin IV, Minin OV, Katyba GM, Chernomyrdin NV, Kurlov VN, Zaytsev KI et al. Experimental observation of a photonic hook. Applied Physics Letters. 2019 Jan 21;114(3):031105 . doi: 10.1063/1.5065899

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Minin, I. V. ; Minin, O. V. ; Katyba, G. M. et al. / Experimental observation of a photonic hook. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2019 ; Vol. 114, No. 3.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Experimental observation of a photonic hook

AU - Minin, I. V.

AU - Minin, O. V.

AU - Katyba, G. M.

AU - Chernomyrdin, N.V.

AU - Kurlov, V.N.

AU - Zaytsev, K.I.

AU - Yue, L.

AU - Wang, Z.

AU - Christodoulides, D.N.

PY - 2019/1/21

Y1 - 2019/1/21

N2 - In this letter, we reported the experimental observation of a photonic hook (PH)—a type of near-field curved light generated at the output of a dielectric cuboid, featuring a broken symmetry and dimensions comparable to the electromagnetic (EM) wavelength. Given that the specific value of the wavelength is not critical once the mesoscale conditions for the particle are met, we verified these predictions experimentally using a 0.25 THz continuous-wave source. The radius of curvature associated with the PH-generated is smaller than the wavelength, while its minimum beam-waist is about 0.44λ. This represents the smallest radius of curvature ever recorded for any EM beam. The observed phenomenon is of potential interest in optics and photonics, particularly, in super-resolution microscopy, manipulation of particles and liquids, photolithography, and material processing. Finally, it has a universal character and should be inherent to acoustic and surface waves, electrons, neutrons, protons, and other beams interacting with asymmetric mesoscale obstacles.

AB - In this letter, we reported the experimental observation of a photonic hook (PH)—a type of near-field curved light generated at the output of a dielectric cuboid, featuring a broken symmetry and dimensions comparable to the electromagnetic (EM) wavelength. Given that the specific value of the wavelength is not critical once the mesoscale conditions for the particle are met, we verified these predictions experimentally using a 0.25 THz continuous-wave source. The radius of curvature associated with the PH-generated is smaller than the wavelength, while its minimum beam-waist is about 0.44λ. This represents the smallest radius of curvature ever recorded for any EM beam. The observed phenomenon is of potential interest in optics and photonics, particularly, in super-resolution microscopy, manipulation of particles and liquids, photolithography, and material processing. Finally, it has a universal character and should be inherent to acoustic and surface waves, electrons, neutrons, protons, and other beams interacting with asymmetric mesoscale obstacles.

U2 - 10.1063/1.5065899

DO - 10.1063/1.5065899

M3 - Article

VL - 114

JO - Applied Physics Letters

JF - Applied Physics Letters

SN - 0003-6951

IS - 3

M1 - 031105

ER -