Experimental observation of superluminal pulse reflection in a double-Lorentzian photonic band gap

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Longhi, S ^a   Marano, M ^a   Laporta, P ^a   Belmonte, M ^b   Crespi, P ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Corning Optical TItalia SpA ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CESIUM; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTONS;

DOUBLE-LORENTIZIAN PHOTONIC BAND GAP; LORENTZIAN LINES; OPTICAL PULSES; SUPERLUMINAL PULSE REFLECTION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 41349099168     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.045602     Document Type: Article

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