Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Lene Vestergaard Hau Biography and Timeline

Follow Lene Vestergaard Hau through 4 dated historical records for Denmark.

Lene Vestergaard Hau, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1999–2001Years on this page

1999

Light Reduced to Bicycle Speed

Physicist · Cambridge Massachusetts · Science / Physics

Reduces a light pulse to speeds comparable with ordinary transport.

Slow Light Experiment

Physicist · Cambridge Massachusetts · Science / Physics

Leads an experiment slowing light dramatically in an ultracold atomic gas.

2001

Stopped Light

Physicist · Cambridge Massachusetts · Science / Physics

Stops a light pulse temporarily inside an atomic medium.

Stored Optical Information

Physicist · Cambridge Massachusetts · Science / Physics

Stores and later retrieves optical information using coherent atomic states.

Records, sources and methodology

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