Techo Rama

Scientists have always wanted to make light move slow so that it can be used as a medium to transfer important information. Their dream has finally been accomplished as scientists have been able to slow down the waves and harness them so that they can be used to transmit images. This new technology can now be used to in super fast computers to process information on optical beams instead of electricity. Some other scientists were also able to achieve this feat but the problem then was that light when slowed was not able to transfer any information that was attached to it. The bits of information were not able to coordinate their travel with other bits and as a result all the information was damaged in transit. Researchers now created a four-inch long chamber and then filled it with Cesium gas that was heated to about 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When light is passed through this chamber the cesium atoms put brakes on the leading edge of light waves creating a photonic traffic jam. The light waves that are following the leading edge get attached in the form of stacks without loosing the information that is being carried. Scientists also proved that the information is not lost in the procedure when they transmitted laser light through a stencil with letters ‘UR’ written on it. The mechanism is easy to operate and control as when the temperature of the gas is raised the speed of light reduces. This technology can be exploited in developing quantum computers that can altogether change the speed of the computers that we use. Other areas of application include Optical processing that can ease the storage of holographic images directly on hardware and can also lead to some breakthroughs in cryptography.