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Slow-light pulses in moving media

J. Fiurášek, U. Leonhardt, and R. Parentani
Phys. Rev. A 65, 011802(R) – Published 12 December 2001
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Slow light in moving media reaches a counterintuitive regime when the flow speed of the medium approaches the group velocity of light. Pulses can penetrate a region where a counterpropagating flow exceeds the group velocity. When the counterflow slows down, pulses are reflected.

  • Received 7 September 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.011802

©2001 American Physical Society

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J. Fiurášek1,2, U. Leonhardt1, and R. Parentani3

  • 1School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland
  • 2Department of Optics, Palacký University, 17 Listopadu 50, 772 07 Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 3Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique Théorique, CNRS UPRES A 6083, Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France

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Vol. 65, Iss. 1 — January 2002

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