Light speed reduction to 17 metres per second in an ultracold atomic gas

Harris, S. E. ; Dutton, Zachary ; Behroozi, Cyrus H. ; Hau, Lene Vestergaard

[s.l.] : Macmillan Magazines Ltd.
Published 1999
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Techniques that use quantum interference effects are being actively investigated to manipulate the optical properties of quantum systems. One such example is electromagnetically induced transparency, a quantum effect that permits the propagation of light pulses through an otherwise opaque ...
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Electronic Resource
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