Title :
Observation of negative pulse delay in a microsphere
Author :
Totsuka, Kouki ; Tomita, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Shizuoka Univ., Shizuoka
Abstract :
We observed -4.9 ns negative delay in optical pulse propagation associated with a single Mie scattering process. The observed fast light can well be explained by a directional coupling theory on the under coupling condition.
Keywords :
Mie scattering; optical directional couplers; optical pulse generation; Mie scattering process; directional coupling theory; microsphere; negative pulse delay; optical pulse propagation; time 4.9 ns; Delay; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Optical buffering; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Resonance; (030.1670) Coherent optical effects; (290.4020) Mie theory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628808
