Josephson vortices are observed at the boundary between two exciton-polariton condensates, with lasers used to create the required local phase twist. The finding opens new opportunities for exploring fundamental physics and engineering novel quantum devices.
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Yoon, T., Kim, N.Y. Where two quantum fluids meet. Nat. Photonics 13, 441–442 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0473-8
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