Quantum catastrophe of slow light

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Leonhardt, Ulf;
(2001)
Catastrophes are at the heart of many fascinating optical phenomena. The rainbow, for example, is a ray catastrophe where light rays become infinitely intense. The wave nature of light resolves the infinities of ray catastrophes while drawing delicate interference patte... View more
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