Coherent Backscattering of Light by Cold Atoms

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8 November 1999

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.physics/9911010

Abstract

Light propagating in an optically thick sample experiences multiple scattering. It is now known that interferences alter this propagation, leading to an enhanced backscattering, a manifestation of weak localization of light in such diffuse samples. This phenomenon has been extensively studied with classical scatterers. In this letter we report the first experimental evidence for coherent backscattering of light in a laser-cooled gas of Rubidium atoms.

Keywords

BACKSCATTERING OF LIGHT
COHERENT BACKSCATTERING
LIGHT IN SUCH DIFFUSE
LIGHT PROPAGATING
PROPAGATING
ATOMS LIGHT
SCATTERERS
COLD ATOMS
LASER

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Version 1, 1999-11-08, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 83 (25), 5266.

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