‘Anti-Laser’ Traps All Incoming Light
Call it the anti-laser. Instead of amplifying light, it would soak it up completely, leaving utter darkness. A laser shines by producing a cascade of photons that bounce around inside a light-amplifying material before exiting from one end. A team at Yale University wondered what would happen if they could reverse the process, making the…
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Jeff Hecht - New Scientist
