A new method for slowing down light pulses while minimizing pulse distortion could help create practical photonic devices that route bits of information in optical-telecommunication systems.
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Gauthier, D. Solitons go slow. Nature Photon 1, 92–93 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2006.91
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