Title :
Dispersion-free propagation of ultrashort pulses in a negative index material
Author :
Mattiucci, N. ; Akozbek, N. ; Scalora, M. ; Bloemer, M.J. ; Zheltikov, A.M.
Abstract :
A negative index material allows dispersion free propagation because of the presence of a zero group velocity dispersion point whose spectral location depends on the ratio between the electric and magnetic plasma frequency.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light propagation; optical dispersion; optical materials; refractive index; dispersion-free propagation; electric plasma frequency; magnetic plasma frequency; negative index material; ultrashort pulses; zero group velocity dispersion; Frequency; Lenses; Magnetic materials; Magnetosphere; Missiles; Optical materials; Plasmas; Space vector pulse width modulation; USA Councils; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567343