Measured signal and group velocity for an optical pulse propagating through a GaAs cavity

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2004-04-05

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Centini, M.; et al.; Measured signal and group velocity for an optical pulse propagating through a GaAs cavity; Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1276452

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We present measurements of the signal and group velocities for chirped optical pulses propagating through a GaAs cavity. Even when measured group velocity becomes negative the measured signal velocity is always less than c/n.