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100	1		_aChen, JF. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOptical Precursors _h[electronic resource] : _bFrom Classical Waves to Single Photons / _cby JF Chen, Heejeong Jeong, MMT Loy, Shengwang Du.
264		1	_aSingapore : _bSpringer Singapore : _bImprint: Springer, _c2013.
300			_aVI, 79 p. 39 illus., 31 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aSpringerBriefs in Physics, _x2191-5423
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Theory of optical precursors -- Searching for precursors: From microwave to primary optical experiments.- Observation of optical precursors in cold atoms -- Optical precursor of a single photon -- Discussion and outlook.
520			_aEver since Einstein’s special relativity in 1905, the principle of invariant light speed in vacuum has been attracting attention from a wide range of disciplines. How to interpret the principle of light speed? Is light referred to continuous light, or light pulse with definite boundaries? Recent discovery of superluminal medium triggered vigorous discussion within the Physics community. Can communication via such “superluminal channel” break the speed limit and thus violate causality principle? Or, will a single photon, which is not governed by classical laws of Physics, tend to break the speed limit? To solve these problems, in this Brief we bring in optical precursor, the theoretical works for which started as early as 1914. This is a typical optical phenomenon combining wave propagation theory and light-wave interaction. Both theory and experimental works are covered in this Brief. The study of precursor verifies that the effective information carried by light pulses can never exceed the speed of light in vacuum- c. Further, through observation from nonclassical single photon source, the precursor rules out the probability of a single photon traveling with the speed, breaking the classical limit.
650		0	_aPhysics.
650	1	4	_aPhysics.
650	2	4	_aOptics and Electrodynamics.
650	2	4	_aQuantum Optics.
650	2	4	_aAtoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.
650	2	4	_aOptics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.
700	1		_aJeong, Heejeong. _eauthor.
700	1		_aLoy, MMT. _eauthor.
700	1		_aDu, Shengwang. _eauthor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9789814451932
830		0	_aSpringerBriefs in Physics, _x2191-5423
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-94-9
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