Tunneling Proximity Resonances: Interplay between Symmetry and Dissipation

Abstract

We report the first observation of bound-state proximity resonances in coupled dielectric resonators. The proximity resonances arise from the combined action of symmetry and dissipation. We argue that the large ratio between the widths is a distinctive signature of the multidimensional nature of the system. Our experiments shed light on the properties of 2D tunneling in the presence of a dissipative environment.

Five pages, plain RevTeX; five encapsulated PostScript figures. Submitted to Physical review Letters

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