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Superluminal light pulses, subluminal information transmission

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Abstract

We describe optical pulse propagation through a medium where the group velocity exceeds the speed of light in vacuum. The information velocity is observed to be subluminal, consistent with the special theory of relativity.

© 2004 Optical Society of America

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