Abstract
We demonstrate a technique for measuring pulse propagation time delays with 0.5-fs resolution by use of a widely available 100-fs pulsed laser. Using this technique, we measured the time delay of a light pulse transiting through subwavelength apertures placed on a 0.3-μm metallic film. We measured a 7-fs total transit time, corresponding to an effective group velocity of c/7. The experimental result yielded additional evidence that light interacts resonantly with oscillators formed by the surface modes near the small apertures.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 450-452 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics