Using optical chaos to control the momentum of light

Using optical chaos to control the momentum of light 10/25/2017 11:11 AM EDT Controlling and moving light poses serious challenges. One major hurdle is that light travels at different speeds and in different phases in different components of an integrated circuit. For light to couple between optical components, it needs to be moving at the same momentum. Now, a team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to control the momentum of broadband light in a widely-used optical component known as a whispering gallery microcavity. Full story at https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2017/10/using-optical-chaos-to-control-momentum-of-light Source Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111