Acceleration of femtosecond pulses to superluminal velocities by Gouy phase shift

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作者
Horvath, ZL
Vinko, J
Bos, Z
vonderLinde, D
机构
[1] HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI,RES GRP LASER PHYS,H-6701 SZEGED,HUNGARY
[2] UNIV ESSEN GESAMTHSCH,INST LASER & PLASMAPHYS,D-45117 ESSEN,GERMANY
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 1996年 / 63卷 / 05期
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10.1007/BF01828944
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The phase and the group velocities are calculated in a three-dimensional neighbourhood of the focus of an aberration-free lens illuminated by a spatially Gaussian beam. The Gouy phase shift caused by the diffraction results in superluminal pulse propagation on the optical axis within the Rayleigh range.
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