Controlling the speed of light pulses

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作者
Milonni, PW [1 ]
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[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
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10.1088/0953-4075/35/6/201
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Recent experiments have demonstrated that light pulses can be made to propagate 'superluminally' or, at the opposite extreme, to come to a complete stop. Some of the basic physics underlying these studies and their antecedents are reviewed.
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