Chains of coupled resonators are capable of dramatically slowing the speed of light. When all the resonators are identical light can, in principle, be stopped altogether. However, disorder causes light to move at a finite speed and to be localized over a few resonators.
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Vardeny, Z., Nahata, A. Anderson localization of slow light. Nature Photon 2, 75–76 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.290
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