Sound beyond the speed of light: Measurement of negative group velocity in an acoustic loop filter

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Robertson, W M ^a   Pappafotis, J ^a   Flannigan, P ^a   Cathey, J ^b   Cathey, B ^b   Klaus, C ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Siegel High School   (United States)

^c Blackman High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN PULSES; PHASE VELOCITY; SPECTRAL COMPONENTS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVES; BANDWIDTH; IMPULSE RESPONSE;

LIGHT VELOCITY;

EID: 33846061683     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2423240     Document Type: Article

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