Crystals And Lasers Help to Create Nanostructures

Spanishfly writes: "Physicsweb.org is reporting that Dieter Meschede of the University of Bonn in Germany and colleagues have created a three-dimensional interference pattern (holographic crystal). A cesium atom laser is fired into the crystal and uses the pattern generated on the crystal to position the atoms from the laser to create nanostructures. This new technology could be the future of optical circuits and could become an integral part of the semiconductor industry."