Common sense suggests that complex phenomena such as Bose–Einstein condensation require complicated experimental set-ups to be observed. But when it comes to the field of photonics, the simplest system may sometimes reveal the most unexpected surprises.
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Fratalocchi, A. Light condensation. Nature Photon 4, 502–503 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2010.182
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