Photon Band Structure in a Sagnac Fiber-Optic Ring Resonator

R. J. C. Spreeuw; J. P. Woerdman; D. Lenstra

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.318

Photon Band Structure in a Sagnac Fiber-Optic Ring Resonator

R. J. C. Spreeuw, J. P. Woerdman, and D. Lenstra

Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 318 – Published 18 July 1988

Abstract

We show experimentally that propagation of light waves in an effectively rotating fiber-optic ring resonator leads to a photon band structure due to interference of elastically scattered waves. The rotation is simulated by means of a Faraday-active element in the ring.