In three-dimensional disordered media, light localization can occur when the disorder is above a certain threshold. Researchers now report experimental evidence of this transition from light diffusion to trapping.
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Conti, C. True Anderson localization. Nature Photon 7, 5–6 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.331
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