Single photons emitted from a quantum dot can be slowed down using a hybrid semiconductor–atomic interface. Nika Akopian from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands explained to Nature Photonics how this non-classical light storage system works.
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Won, R. Slowing down single photons. Nature Photon 5, 246 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.37
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.37
