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Structural slow light can enhance Beer-Lambert absorption

Isabelle Dicaire, Sanghoon Chin, Luc Thévenaz A

Published Jan 1, 2011• 3 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate that structural slow light can enhance Beer-Lambert absorption. A 4-fold reduction of the group velocity induced by mere cavity effects has caused an increase of molecular absorption by 130%.
DOI
10.1364/sl.2011.slwc2

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