Superluminal propagation in plasma photonic band gap materials

Optik

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-85

  Ojha, S P ^a   Thapa, K B ^a   Singh, S K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Plasma photonic band gap materials; Superluminal and optical switching

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GROUP VELOCITY DISPERSION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

OPTICAL CIRCUITS; OPTICAL SWITCHING; PLASMA PHOTONIC BAND GAP MATERIALS; SUPERLUMINAL PROPAGATION; SUPERLUMINAL SWITCHING;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

EID: 37549044721     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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