Coherent backscattering of light in atomic systems: Application to weak localization in an ensemble of cold alkali-metal atoms

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Kupriyanov, D V ^a   Sokolov, I M ^a   Kulatunga, P ^b   Sukenik, C I ^b   Havey, M D ^b  

^a PETER THE GREAT ST PETERSBURG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHOTONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; RUBIDIUM;

COHERENT BACKSCATTERING EFFECT; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; ULTRACOLD ATOMIC GAS; WEAK LOCALIZATION;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0037244584     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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