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What are some of the potential uses for slow light? Why would scientists want to slow it down?
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Damon
The speed of light is about 3*10^8 m/s in a vacuum. In a vacuum it is always that.
However passing through a material like water or glass it slows down a little (Google "refraction of light").
The most obvious use I can think of is a rainbow. The different frequencies (or "colors") are slowed differently leading to stripes of different colors.
However passing through a material like water or glass it slows down a little (Google "refraction of light").
The most obvious use I can think of is a rainbow. The different frequencies (or "colors") are slowed differently leading to stripes of different colors.
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What are some of the potential uses for slow light? Why would scientists want to slow it down?
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What are some of the ways that scientists are using to slow down light?
If scientists could create a sheet of glass with a refractive index so high that it took light months or years to travel through the glass, what kind of things do you think they could do with it?
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