Cold atoms and photons confined together in high-quality optical resonators self-organize into complicated crystalline structures that have an optical-wavelength scale. Complex solid-state phenomena can be studied in real time on directly observable scales.
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Ritsch, H. Crystals of atoms and light. Nature Phys 5, 781–782 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1435
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