laser creates a ladder through a Bose-Einstein condensate

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An example of the use of simile and metaphor in popular science writing:

"Normally the [Bose-Einstein] condensate would be totally opaque, but the first laser creates a sort of ladder through the condensate that the second light beam can claw its way along – at vastly reduced speeds."

Brian Clegg

Clegg, B. (2015). Light Years. The extraordinary story of mankind' fascination with light. Icon.

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