Blog Post Image: IBM Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Phenomenon for the First Time Using a Plastic Film

Device structure which is used to create the polariton Bose-Einstein Condensate. The luminescent polymer layer (yellow) is sandwiched between two mirrors which are formed by a stack of different oxide layers (red and blue). This thin polymer film is approximately 35 nanometers thick, for comparison a sheet of paper is about 100,000 nanometers thick. The bosonic particles are created through interaction of the polymer material and light which bounces back and forth between the two mirrors. Photo Credit: IBM Research

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