• DocumentCode
    444103
  • Title

    Direct observation of optical precursors in a region of anomalous dispersion

  • Author

    Jeong, Heejeong ; Dawes, Andrew M. ; Gauthier, Daniel J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    241
  • Abstract
    We observe the creation of optical precursors when a step-modulated optical pulse propagates through a linear resonant absorber. The precursors are the dominant part of the transmitted field, displaying 100% transmission at their maximum amplitude.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; light absorption; light propagation; light transmission; optical dispersion; optical modulation; radiation pressure; resonant states; anomalous dispersion; atomic resonance; light field transmission; linear resonant absorber; optical precursor; optical pulse propagation; optical trapping; step-modulation; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Microwave propagation; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548740
  • Filename
    1548740