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Nature 433, 811-812 (24 February 2005) | doi:10.1038/433811a; Published online 23 February 2005
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Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor and Deputy Director of Research
- UK Department for International Development
- London, United Kingdom
Assistant or Associate Professor - Cell & Systems Biology
- University of Toronto
- Toronto, ON Canada
Photonics: Expect more delays
Joe T. Mok1 & Benjamin J. Eggleton1
Abstract
Slow light research has been a fast-moving topic in recent years, with potential applications from quantum computing to telecommunications. Techniques are now emerging that can slow down light in optical fibres.
Light travels at a speed c of 300 million metres per second in a vacuum, but can be slowed down to cycling speed (around 17 metres per second)1 or can even be brought to a halt2, 3, when the right medium is used. Although we may not see commercial applications appearing immediately, there is a clear potential for making practical use of slow light.
- Joe T. Mok and Benjamin J. Eggleton are at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
e-mail: Email: j.mok@physics.usyd.edu.au;
Email: egg@physics.usyd.edu.au
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