Freezing Light

froglips · #1 03-12-2009, 10:35 AM

This stuff is fascinating to me. Just thought I would share this info with you in case you did not know about it.

Freezing lazer light
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles...e_id=218392702

Freezing light at will for computing
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0309105026.htm

Making an optical computer from frozen light
http://www.physorg.com/news3679.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0424201002.htm

L-A · #2 03-12-2009, 11:39 AM

That's amazing. I never heard of this before.

MakiSupaStar · #3 03-12-2009, 11:44 AM

i_got_a_mohawk · #4 03-12-2009, 11:57 AM

They've been working on quantum computing for a while. Quantum computers won't ever replace the "standard" computers, they generally have more specialised uses.

Pretty interesting read on "freezing light", best I had read about was getting light down to 16-17 m/s in a photonic crystal lattice.

DudeistMonk · #5 03-12-2009, 12:13 PM

One step closer to Star Trek...Woot!

Valerus · #6 03-12-2009, 12:47 PM

How do you reply to this?

Oh yes.

MakiSupaStar · #7 03-12-2009, 12:57 PM

Kind of brings crystals like they use in star trek into a more feasible limelight.