Slow and Fast Light through Weak Measurements of Spectral Superoscillations

Thomas Zacharias, Liran Hareli, Alon Bahabad

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Abstract

Slow and fast light are light pulses moving at group velocities slower or faster than the speed of light in vacuum. Current methods to achieve slow and fast light are based on strong dispersion attainable in resonant systems. By defining slow and fast light based on the arrival of the expectation value of the pulse in time, an alternative route for achieving slow and fast light is experimentally demonstrated where no dispersion engineering is needed and thus can be applicable to any medium and system where light is propagating. The method is based on the phenomenon of superoscillations and entails a weak measurement of the arrival time of a light pulse. The findings can be useful for applications in telecommunication, interferometry, and laser radars.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2100151
JournalLaser and Photonics Reviews
Volume15
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

Keywords

  • fast light
  • slow light
  • superoscillations
  • ultrafast optics
  • weak measurements

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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