Experimental observation of superluminal group velocities in bulk two-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals

2003/09/13 by D. R. Solli, C. F. McCormick, R. Y. Chiao +1
Physics and Astronomy · #quant-ph

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published as D. R. Solli, C. F. McCormick, R. Y. Chiao, and J. M. Hickmann, "Experimental observation of superluminal group velocities in bulk two-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals," Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 9(1), 40-42 (2003) · 8 pages, 7 figures

arxiv created 2003/09/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We have experimentally observed superluminal and infinite group velocities in bulk hexagonal two-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals with bandgaps in the microwave region. The group velocities depend on the polarization of the incident radiation and the air-filling fraction of the crystal.

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