'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communications
Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 12:42
in Physics & Chemistry
A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in Nature Photonics (published online September 5 and in the November print issue).
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