Emerging supersolidity in photonic-crystal polariton condensates

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08616-9Experimental evidence is presented for a new implementation of supersolidity in a driven-dissipative, non-equilibrium context realized in a photonic-crystal waveguide, demonstrating the breaking of translational symmetry with exceptionally low losses.

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Emerging supersolidity in photonic-crystal polariton condensates

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08616-9Experimental evidence is presented for a new implementation of supersolidity in a driven-dissipative, non-equilibrium context realized in a photonic-crystal waveguide, demonstrating the breaking of translational symmetry with exceptionally low losses.