Refraction of space-time wave packets: II. experiments at normal incidence
Abstract
The refraction of space-time (ST) wave packets offers many fascinating surprises with respect to conventional pulsed beams. In the first paper in this sequence [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 38, 1409 (2021)10.1364/JOSAA.430105], we theoretically described the refraction of all families of ST wave packets at normal and oblique incidence at a planar interface between two nondispersive, homogeneous, isotropic dielectrics. Here, in this second paper in the sequence, we present experimental verification of the refractive phenomena predicted for baseband ST wave packets upon normal incidence on a planar interface. Specifically, we observe group velocity invariance, normal and anomalous refraction, and group velocity inversion leading to group delay cancellation. These phenomena are verified in a set of optical materials with refractive indices ranging from 1.38 to 1.76, including M g F 2 , fused silica, BK7 glass, and sapphire. We also provide a geometrical representation of the physics associated with anomalous refraction in terms of the dynamics of the spectral support domain for ST wave packets on the surface of the light cone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 16, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1364/josaa.430108
Entities
People
- Alyssa M. Allende Motz
- Ayman F Abouraddy
- Basanta Bhaduri
- Murat Yessenov
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Central Florida