Back to Publications List       Observation of ultraslow and stored light pulses in a solid A. V. Turukhin, V. S. Sudarshanam, M. S. Shahriar, J. A. Musser, B. S. Ham, and P. R. Hemmer Physical Review Letters 88 (2): art. no. 023602 January 14 2002 Abstract We report ultraslow group velocities of light in an optically dense crystal of Pr doped Y2SiO5. Light speeds as slow as 45 m/s were observed, corresponding to a group delay of 66 mus. Deceleration and "stopping" or trapping of the light pulse was also observed. These reductions of the group velocity are accomplished by using a sharp spectral feature in absorption and dispersion that is produced by resonance Raman excitation of a ground-state spin coherence.         Home | About the Program | Our Research | Publications | People Related MURIs | Contact © Massachusetts Institute of Technology