Physicists from Mainz University develop a quantum interface between light and atoms

Ultra-thin glass fiber enables the controlled coupling of light and matter / publication in Physical Review Letters:

E. Vetsch, D. Reitz, G. Sagué, R. Schmidt, S. T. Dawkins, and A. Rauschenbeutel
Optical interface created by laser-cooled atoms trapped in the evanescent field surround-ing an optical nanofiber
Physical Review Letters, May 21, 2010
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.203603