Spectrum of coherently backscattered light from two atoms

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.76.043832· OSTI ID:21020827

Shatokhin, Vyacheslav ^[1]; Wellens, Thomas ^[2]; Gremaud, Benoit ^[3]; Buchleitner, Andreas ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik komplexer Systeme, Noethnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden (Germany)
2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Staudstrasse 7, 91058 Erlangen (Germany)
3. Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05 (France)

We present a detailed analytical and numerical analysis of the inelastic coherent backscattering spectrum of laser light incident on cold atoms. We identify frequency domains where the interference contribution can be positive as well as negative - or exhibits dispersive character. These distinctive features are explained by reciprocity arguments and dressed-state two-photon scattering amplitudes.

• OSTI ID: 21020827
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 76; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATOMS
BACKSCATTERING
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INTERFERENCE
LASER RADIATION
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
PHOTONS
SCATTERING AMPLITUDES
STRONTIUM
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