Lene Hau

Biography

Lene Hau achieved what was once thought impossible — slowing light to just 17 meters per second in 1999 using a Bose-Einstein condensate, and then stopping it entirely in 2001. Her groundbreaking experiments at Harvard University fundamentally altered our understanding of the nature of light and opened new possibilities for quantum computing and information processing. As the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard, she continues to push the boundaries of atomic physics and optics.

莱内·豪实现了曾被认为不可能的壮举——1999年利用玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体将光速减慢至每秒仅17米，并于2001年将光完全停止。她在哈佛大学的开创性实验从根本上改变了我们对光的本质的理解，为量子计算和信息处理开辟了新的可能性。作为哈佛大学马林克罗特物理学与应用物理学教授，她持续推动着原子物理学和光学的前沿发展。

Key Achievements

• Slowed light to 17 meters per second (1999)

  将光速减至每秒17米（1999年）

• Stopped light entirely using Bose-Einstein condensate (2001)

  利用玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体完全停止光（2001年）

• Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University

  哈佛大学马林克罗特物理学教授

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Lene Hau — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lene_Hau
2. Harvard University: Lene Vestergaard Hau profile — https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/hau