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Optics

the propagation of a light pulse at a group velocity far below its vacuum speed, achieved through steep dispersion in a coherently prepared medium.

In optics, slow light refers to the propagation of a light pulse at a group velocity far below its vacuum speed, achieved through steep dispersion in a coherently prepared medium. This meaning comes from Hau (1999) in Nature.[1]

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References

Hau, L. V., Harris, S. E., Dutton, Z., & Behroozi, C. H. (1999). Light speed reduction to 17 metres per second in an ultracold atomic gas. Nature, 397(6720), 594-598. https://doi.org/10.1038/17561

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