中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 57805-057805.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/5/057805

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Tunneling effect in cavity-resonator-coupled arrays

马华a, 屈绍波b, 梁昌红c, 张介秋b, 徐卓a, 王甲富b   

  1. a Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
    b The College of Science, Air Force University of Engineering, Xi'an 710051, China;
    c The College of electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-04-21 修回日期:2012-11-15 出版日期:2013-04-01 发布日期:2013-04-01

Tunneling effect in cavity-resonator-coupled arrays

Ma Hua (马华)a, Qu Shao-Bo (屈绍波)b, Liang Chang-Hong (梁昌红)c, Zhang Jie-Qiu (张介秋)b, Xu Zhuo (徐卓)a, Wang Jia-Fu (王甲富)b   

  1. a Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
    b The College of Science, Air Force University of Engineering, Xi'an 710051, China;
    c The College of electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China
  • Received:2012-04-21 Revised:2012-11-15 Online:2013-04-01 Published:2013-04-01
  • Contact: Ma Hua E-mail:mahuar@163.com

摘要: The quantum tunneling effect (QTE) in a cavity-resonator-coupled (CRC) array was analytically and numerically investigated. The underlying mechanism was interpreted by treating electromagnetic waves as photons, and then was generalized to acoustic waves and matter waves. It is indicated that for the three kinds of waves, the QTE can be excited by cavity resonance in a CRC array, resulting in sub-wavelength transparency through the narrow splits between cavities. This opens up opportunities for designing new types of crystals based on CRC arrays, which may find potential applications such as quantum devices, micro-optic transmission, and acoustic manipulation.

关键词: quantum tunneling effect, surface plasmon, cavity-resonator, photonic crystal

Abstract: The quantum tunneling effect (QTE) in a cavity-resonator-coupled (CRC) array was analytically and numerically investigated. The underlying mechanism was interpreted by treating electromagnetic waves as photons, and then was generalized to acoustic waves and matter waves. It is indicated that for the three kinds of waves, the QTE can be excited by cavity resonance in a CRC array, resulting in sub-wavelength transparency through the narrow splits between cavities. This opens up opportunities for designing new types of crystals based on CRC arrays, which may find potential applications such as quantum devices, micro-optic transmission, and acoustic manipulation.

Key words: quantum tunneling effect, surface plasmon, cavity-resonator, photonic crystal

中图分类号:  (Metals and metallic alloys)

  • 78.66.Bz
42.79.Dj (Gratings) 71.36.+c (Polaritons (including photon-phonon and photon-magnon interactions)) 73.20.Mf (Collective excitations (including excitons, polarons, plasmons and other charge-density excitations))