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View SchemaComments on Superluminal Laser Pulse Propagation
| Authors | P. Sprangle, J. R. Penano, B. Hafizi |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0010033 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0010033 |
Abstract
Researchers claim to have observed superluminal (faster than light) propagation of a laser pulse in a gain medium by a new mechanism in which there is no distortion of the pulse [Nature, 406, 277 (2000)]. Our analysis shows that the observed mechanism is due to pulse distortion arising from a differential gain effect and should not be viewed as superluminal propagation.
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