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Size-dependent nonlocal effects in plasmonic semiconductor particles
Localized surface plasmons (LSP) in semiconductor particles are expected to
exhibit spatial nonlocal response effects as the geometry enters the nanometer
scale. To investigate these nonlocal effects, we apply the hydrodynamic model
to nanospheres of two different semiconductor materials: intrinsic InSb and
-doped GaAs. Our results show that the semiconductors indeed display
nonlocal effects, and that these effects are even more pronounced than in
metals. In a InSb particle at , the LSP
frequency is blueshifted 35%, which is orders of magnitude larger than the
blueshift in a metal particle of the same size. This property, together with
their tunability, makes semiconductors a promising platform for experiments in
nonlocal effects.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, corrected typos in text and figure
Quantum interference and entanglement induced by multiple scattering of light
We report on the effects of quantum interference induced by transmission of
an arbitrary number of optical quantum states through a multiple scattering
medium. We identify the role of quantum interference on the photon correlations
and the degree of continuous variable entanglement between two output modes. It
is shown that the effect of quantum interference survives averaging over all
ensembles of disorder and manifests itself as increased photon correlations
giving rise to photon anti-bunching. Finally, the existence of continuous
variable entanglement correlations in a volume speckle pattern is predicted.
Our results suggest that multiple scattering provides a promising way of
coherently interfering many independent quantum states of light of potential
use in quantum information processing.Comment: 5 pages including 4 figure
Mode-Field Radius of Photonic Crystal Fibers Expressed by the V-parameter
We numerically calculate the equivalent mode-field radius of the fundamental
mode in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and show that this is a function of the
V-parameter only and not the relative hole size. This dependency is similar to
what is found for graded-index standard fibers and we furthermore show that the
relation for the PCF can be excellently approximated with the same general
mathematical expression. This is to our knowledge the first semi-analytical
description of the mode-field radius of a PCF.Comment: Accepted for Opt. Let
Low-loss criterion and effective area considerations for photonic crystal fibers
We study the class of endlessly single-mode all-silica photonic crystal
fibers with a triangular air-hole cladding. We consider the sensibility to
longitudinal nonuniformities and the consequences and limitations for realizing
low-loss large-mode area photonic crystal fibers. We also discuss the
dominating scattering mechanism and experimentally we confirm that both macro
and micro-bending can be the limiting factor.Comment: Accepted for Journal of Optics A - Pure and Applied Optic
Modal cut-off and the V-parameter in photonic crystal fibers
We address the long-standing unresolved problem concerning the V-parameter in
a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Formulate the parameter appropriate for a
core-defect in a periodic structure we argue that the multi-mode cut-off occurs
at a wavelength lambda* which satisfies V_PCF(lambda*)=pi. Comparing to
numerics and recent cut-off calculations we confirm this result.Comment: 3 pages including 2 figures. Accepted for Optics Letter
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris race 1 is the main causal agent of black rot of Brassicas in Southern Mozambique
Severe outbreaks of bacterial black rot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) were observed in Brassica production fields of Southern Mozambique. The causal agent of the disease in the Mahotas and Chòkwé districts was identified and characterised. In total, 83 Xanthomonas-like strains were isolated from seed samples and leaves of cabbage and tronchuda cole with typical symptoms of the disease. Forty-six out of the 83 strains were found to be putative Xcc in at least one of the tests used: Classical biochemical assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with monoclonal antibodies, Biolog identification system, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific primers and pathogenicity tests. The ELISA tests were positive for 43 strains. Biolog identified 43 strains as Xanthomonas, but only 32 as Xcc. PCR tests with primers targeting a fragment of the hrpF gene were positive for all 46 strains tested. Three strains were not pathogenic or weakly pathogenic and all other strains caused typical black rot symptoms in brassicas. Race type differentiation tests revealed the Xcc strains from Mozambique as members of race 1. The prevalence of this pathogenic race of the Xcc pathogen in Mozambique should be considered when black rot resistant cultivars are evaluated or introduced into the production regions of this country
Low-loss photonic crystal fibers for transmission systems and their dispersion properties
We report on a single-mode photonic crystal fiber with attenuation and
effective area at 1550 nm of 0.48 dB/km and 130 square-micron, respectively.
This is, to our knowledge, the lowest loss reported for a PCF not made from VAD
prepared silica and at the same time the largest effective area for a low-loss
(< 1 dB/km) PCF. We briefly discuss the future applications of PCFs for data
transmission and show for the first time, both numerically and experimentally,
how the group velocity dispersion is related to the mode field diameterComment: 5 pages including 3 figures + 1 table. Accepted for Opt. Expres
Photonic crystal fiber with a hybrid honeycomb cladding
We consider an air-silica honeycomb lattice and demonstrate a new approach to
the formation of a core defect. Typically, a high or low-index core is formed
by adding a high-index region or an additional air-hole (or other low-index
material) to the lattice, but here we discuss how a core defect can be formed
by manipulating the cladding region rather than the core region itself.
Germanium-doping of the honeycomb lattice has recently been suggested for the
formation of a photonic band-gap guiding silica-core and here we experimentally
demonstrate how an index-guiding silica-core can be formed by fluorine-doping
of the honeycomb lattice.Comment: 5 pages including 3 figures. Accepted for Optics Expres
Improved large-mode area endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fibers
We numerically study the possibilities for improved large-mode area endlessly
single mode photonic crystal fibers for use in high-power delivery
applications. By carefully choosing the optimal hole diameter we find that a
triangular core formed by three missing neighboring air holes considerably
improves the mode area and loss properties compared to the case with a core
formed by one missing air hole. In a realized fiber we demonstrate an
enhancement of the mode area by ~30 % without a corresponding increase in the
attenuation.Comment: 3 pages including 3 eps-figures. Accepted for Optics Letter
Quantum optical effective-medium theory for loss-compensated metamaterials
A central aim in metamaterial research is to engineer sub-wavelength unit
cells that give rise to desired effective-medium properties and parameters,
such as a negative refractive index. Ideally one can disregard the details of
the unit cell and employ the effective description instead. A popular strategy
to compensate for the inevitable losses in metallic components of metamaterials
is to add optical gain material. Here we study the quantum optics of such
loss-compensated metamaterials at frequencies for which effective parameters
can be unambiguously determined. We demonstrate that the usual effective
parameters are insufficient to describe the propagation of quantum states of
light. Furthermore, we propose a quantum-optical effective-medium theory
instead and show that it correctly predicts the properties of the light
emerging from loss-compensated metamaterials.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for Physical Review Letter
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