Theory of wave-front reversal of short pulses in dynamically-tuned zero-gap periodic systems
arXiv:1105.5583 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.033822
Abstract
Recently, we have shown that the wave-front of short pulses can be accurately and efficiently reversed by use of simple one-dimensional zero-gap photonic crystals. In this Article, we describe the analytical approach in detail, and discuss specific structures and modulation techniques as well as the required steps for achieving complete time-reversal. We also show that our scheme is only very weakly sensitive to material losses and dispersion.
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