Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:canBe |
gptkb:nonlinear_optics
optical communications quantum information processing optical buffering |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
normal speed of light in vacuum
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| gptkbp:describes |
propagation of light at reduced group velocity
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| gptkbp:enables |
gptkb:signal_processing
optical storage quantum memory optical switching delay lines storage of light pulses pulse compression control of group velocity enhanced light-matter interaction enhanced sensing increased optical nonlinearity information buffering manipulation of light speed slowdown of optical pulses spatial control of light temporal control of light |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:optics
physics |
| gptkbp:firstDemonstrated |
late 1990s
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| gptkbp:groupVelocity |
can be reduced to a few meters per second
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Slow Light
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| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
ultracold atomic gases
stimulated Brillouin scattering photonic crystals electromagnetically induced transparency coherent population oscillations |
| gptkbp:notableContributor |
gptkb:Marlan_Scully
gptkb:Stephen_Harris gptkb:Lene_Hau |
| gptkbp:notableMission |
Lene Hau's 1999 experiment
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| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:optical_fibers
gptkb:Bose-Einstein_condensates solid-state materials atomic vapors photonic structures |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
phase velocity
fast light group velocity stopped light |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Wait_for_Me_(Moby_album)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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