Physicists Turn Rubidium Atom Into a Single-Photon Server

Every time you switch on a light bulb, 10 to the power of 15 visible photons, the elementary particles of light, are illuminating the room in every second. If that is too many for you, light a candle. If that is still too many, and say, you just want one and not more than one photon every time you press the button, you will have to work a little harder.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news92917016.html">Physicists Turn Rubidium Atom Into a Single-Photon Server</a></p> <p>Every time you switch on a light bulb, 10 to the power of 15 visible photons, the elementary particles of light, are illuminating the room in every second. If that is too many for you, light a candle. If that is still too many, and say, you just want one and not more than one photon every time you press the button, you will have to work a little harder.</p>