SPEED OF PROPAGATION OF CLASSICAL WAVES IN STRONGLY SCATTERING MEDIA

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作者
VANALBADA, MP [1 ]
VANTIGGELEN, BA [1 ]
LAGENDIJK, A [1 ]
TIP, A [1 ]
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[1] FOM,INST ATOM & MOLEC PHYS,1098 SJ AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.3132
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We present results of optical experiments which demonstrate that in a strongly scattering medium containing resonant scatterers the velocity for electromagnetic energy may differ by an order of magnitude from the phase velocity. We derive a microscopic theory that yields an expression for this velocity. Discrepancies are removed, and excellent agreement is found between experiment and theory.
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页码:3132 / 3135
页数:4
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