Scattering laser light on cold atoms: Toward multiple scattering signals from single-atom responses

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.013832· OSTI ID:21443026

Wellens, Thomas; Geiger, Tobias; Shatokhin, Vyacheslav; Buchleitner, Andreas ^[1]

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1. Institut fuer Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, D-79104 Freiburg (Germany)

We deduce the coherent backscattering signal from two distant laser-driven atoms using single-atom equations. The background and interference components of the double scattering spectrum obtained by this alternative approach agree exactly with the results of the standard master equation treatment. In contrast to the master equation, however, the new approach is suitable for the generalization to a large number of atomic scatterers.

• OSTI ID: 21443026
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 82, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.013832; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
BACKSCATTERING
ENERGY SPECTRA
INTERFERENCE
LASER RADIATION
MULTIPLE SCATTERING
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
VISIBLE RADIATION
ATOM COLLISIONS
COLLISIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
PHOTON COLLISIONS
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SPECTRA