Title :
Fast and slow light in an absorptionless, non-reflective system: a quantum weak measurement approach
Author :
Solli, D.R. ; McCormick, C.F. ; Ropers, C. ; Morehead, J.J. ; Popescu, S. ; Chiao, R.Y. ; Hickmann, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Univ., Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that Aharonov-Albert-Vaidman weak values have a relationship with the response function of a system, in particular for a polarization based system with fast and slow light behavior, where Kramers-Kronig relations may not be valid
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; light propagation; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; quantum theory; Aharonov-Albert-Vaidman formalism; absorptionless system; birefringence; fast light; linear polarizer; nonreflective system; quantum weak measurement; second-order photonic band gaps; slow light; two-dimensional photonic crystal;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
