Broadband time-reversal of optical pulses using a switchable photonic-crystal mirror

Yonatan Sivan; John B. Pendry

doi:10.1364/OE.19.014502

Broadband time-reversal of optical pulses using a switchable photonic-crystal mirror

Yonatan Sivan, John B. Pendry

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Recently, Chumak et al. have demonstrated experimentally the time-reversal of microwave spin pulses based on non-adiabatically tuning the wave speed in a spatially-periodic manner [Nat. Comm. 1, 141 (2010)]. Here, we solve the associated wave equations analytically, and give an explicit formula for the reversal efficiency. We discuss the implementation for short optical electromagnetic pulses and show that the new scheme may lead to their accurate time-reversal with efficiency higher than before.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14502-14507
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	19
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.014502
State	Published - 18 Jul 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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