New optical device absorbs just one photon

Lone photon: the new device will extract exactly one photon from a beam of light
Physicists in Germany have created a new optical device that can absorb exactly one photon. They say that this device, which exploits the physical properties of giant micron-sized atoms known as Rydberg atoms,...

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