Talk:Quantum optics

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[edit] Nobel Prize?

I don't really know about anything about this, but I heard today that the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to men in this field. Could somebody explain what their contribution was, on the page, or would that go in a separate article? ParkerHiggins 17:19, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

I realize this is a rather tardy answer, but yes, the prizewinner in question is Theodor W. Hänsch of the Max Plank Institute. Maury (talk) 22:16, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Optical Damping

Apparently some researchers at Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)used a couple of techniques to cool a mirror to -274 celsius, using two techniques called optical trapping (something to do with keeping a mirror in a precise position) and optical damping, which i think is a form of doppler cooling.

There aren't any articles about optical damping available on wiki, here's the article i found these referenced in. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/409/1 . Hopefully someone can explain it in more detail. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.152.246.65 (talk) 05:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC). Nahola Ahmed Ebrahim El-Dessoky —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.232.63.216 (talk) 18:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)