Physical significance of the group velocity in dispersive, ultrashort gaussian pulse dynamics

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1089-1104

  Oughstun, Kurt E ^a   Cartwright, Natalie A ^a  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; VECTORS;

GROUP VELOCITY; PROPAGATION DISTANCE; PULSE VELOCITY; ULTRASHORT GAUSSIAN PULSE PROPAGATION;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 27344444346     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340512331323466     Document Type: Article

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