Optical precursors in the singular and weak dispersion limits

Kurt E. Oughstun,* Natalie A. Cartwright, Daniel J. Gauthier, and Heejeong Jeong College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA Department of Mathematics, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York 12561, USA Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA *Corresponding author: [email protected]