Get PDF Email Share Share with Facebook Tweet This Post on reddit Share with LinkedIn Add to CiteULike Add to Mendeley Add to BibSonomy Get Citation Copy Citation Text C. Otey, M. L. Povinelli, and S. Fan, "Capturing Light Pulses Completely Using a Few Dynamic Microcavities," in Slow and Fast Light, (Optica Publishing Group, 2008), paper STuB3. Export Citation BibTex Endnote (RIS) HTML Plain Text Citation alert Save article

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