Bose-Einstein Condensation in Light and Gold (IMAGE)

Aalto University

Bose-Einstein Condensation in Light and Gold

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The wavelength of emitted light grows, that is, the energy decreases, along the gold nanorod array. A Bose-Einstein condensate forms when an energy minimum of the lattice is reached.

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Aalto University / Tommi Hakala and Antti Paraoanu.

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