A traffic jam of light

A traffic jam of light

A technique that harnesses energy loss has been used to produce a phase of matter in which particles of light are locked in place. This opens a path to realizing previously unseen exotic phases of matter. Photons organized into a phase of matter called a Mott insulator.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2019-02, Vol.566 (7742), p.45-46
1. Verfasser: Hazzard, Kaden R. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Atoms & subatomic particles
Circuits
Data processing
Energy
Energy dissipation
Energy loss
Engineers
Experiments
Information processing
Light
Materials information
Materials science
News And Views
Observations
Photons
Physics
Properties
Traffic congestion
Traffic jams
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Zusammenfassung:A technique that harnesses energy loss has been used to produce a phase of matter in which particles of light are locked in place. This opens a path to realizing previously unseen exotic phases of matter. Photons organized into a phase of matter called a Mott insulator.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-00348-x