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An enhanced refractive index with suppressed absorption in a graphene nanostructure under external magnetic field

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The dispersive-absorptive optical properties of a weak probe field are investigated based on quantum coherence and interference in a Landau-quantized graphene structure. It is found that an enhanced refractive index with vanishing absorption can be obtained in this structure through proper adjusting the controlling parameters of the system. The switching between superluminal and subluminal light propagation is also discussed. Our scheme can be employed in real experiments to develop new types of nanoelectronic devices for realizing all-optical switching process and can have practical application in dispersion compensation and solid-state quantum communication.

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  • 31 August 2017

    The Editorial Board apologizes for this error in the paper “An Enhanced Refractive Index with Suppressed Absorption in a Graphene Nanostructure under External Magnetic Field” by A. Raheli, H.R. Hamedi, and M. Sahrai.

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  1. Department of Physics, Islamic Azad University of Bonab Complex, Velayat blvd., Bonab, 5551785176, Iran

    A. Raheli

  2. Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, Vilnius, LT-10222, Lithuania

    H. R. Hamedi

  3. Research Institute for Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51665-163, Iran

    M. Sahrai

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Raheli, A., Hamedi, H.R. & Sahrai, M. An enhanced refractive index with suppressed absorption in a graphene nanostructure under external magnetic field. Phys. Wave Phen. 25, 107–113 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X17020054

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