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Nature Photonics 1, 11 - 12 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.58
Photonic crystals: Remember the light
Toshihiko Baba1
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Toshihiko Baba is at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.
e-mail: baba@ynu.ac.jp
Abstract
The ability to rapidly tune the properties of a photonic crystal nanocavity and 'program' it to store light for more than a nanosecond brings optical memory a step closer.
