Bose–Einstein condensates in an eightfold symmetric optical lattice
Niu Zhen-Xia1, Tai Yong-Hang2, Shi Jun-Sheng2, Zhang Wei1, 3, †
       

(a) Schematic illustration of laser arrangement to create an eightfold symmetric optical lattice. (b) A false-color plot of the quasi-periodic lattice potential with V0 = −2ER.