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The latest results from our Slow Light/Bose-Einstein condensation experiment will be presented. We are using a combination of laser and evaporative cooling to create Bose-Einstein condensates of sodium atoms in a ‘4D’ magnetic bottle. We have succeeded in reducing the light speed in a Bose condensate to the speed of a bicycle by using the effect of electromagnetically induced transparency. Most recently we have brought light to a complete standstill. The results have implications for quantum information processing, for probing and manipulation of Bose-Einstein condensates, and for nonlinear optics.
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Hau, L. (2003). Taming light with cold atoms: light at bicycle speed.… and slower yet!. In: Bigelow, N.P., Eberly, J.H., Stroud, C.R., Walmsley, I.A. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8907-9_16
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