New technique to compress light could open doors for optical com...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 23:00

(University of California - Berkeley) Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and optical computers.

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