Time-domain Fresnel-to-Fraunhofer diffraction with photon echoes.
A photon echo experiment in Tm(3+):YAG is reported that shows, for the first time to the authors' knowledge, the time-domain equivalent of the transition from near- to far-field diffraction, including Talbot self-imaging effects. The experiment demonstrates the huge dispersion capability of photon echoes and opens the way to further exploration of space-time duality.
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Lorgeré
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Gouët
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Mohan
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Kröll
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