Direct Measurement of Superluminal Group Velocity and Signal Velocity in an Optical Fiber
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Direct measurement of superluminal group velocity and signal velocity in an optical fiber.
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.203902