Capturing Light

@abhilash41-vtb8rO • Oct 25, 2024

Oct 25, 2024

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Read an article about how Prof. Ortwin Hess, his phd student Kosmas Tsakmakidis (University of Surrey) and Prof Alan Boardman (Salford University) are attempting to slow and capture light using "negative refractive index metamaterials". They also employ the Goos-Hanchen effect. The idea is to use light instead of electrons to store memory in computers and also "slow light" could be used to increase speeds of optical networks.
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Elisa

@elisa-4hps94 • Dec 1, 2007

Looks like a cool idea. How will slowing down of light help in increasing speeds of optical networks?

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Abhilash41

@abhilash41-vtb8rO • Dec 1, 2007

Quote from above media release:
At major interconnection points, where billions of optical data packets arrive simultaneously, it would be useful if we could control this traffic optically, by slowing some data packets to let others through. This system would work in the same way as traffic congestion calming schemes do on our motorways, when a reduction in the speed limit enables swifter overall flow of traffic.

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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Dec 5, 2007

Awesome.. thanks for the info bro. This would certainly be big thing for communication systems.

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shyamcn10

@shyamcn10-2Y1WMP • Feb 13, 2008

hi i'm new here and i would like to do a paper presentation on anythin within the field of E&C.ANythin that relates to my area of interest ie. solid state devices and junction theory would really help.Please suggest some topics.somethin that is going to be a revolution & has tremendous impact or that is application oriented.
thanks

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