Slowing down light to produce optical delay lines for communication networks has advanced enormously in the last year. Luc Thévenaz and Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez chart this recent progress and describe the new challenges facing developers of practical devices
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Slowing light in optical fibres sees fast progress
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Copyright 2006, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 8924857, 0966-9809, slowing down light, slow light, optical delay lines, optical communication networks, temporary light signal storage