Density effects in forward scattering of resonant light in rubidium vapor

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Pustelny, Szymon ^a   Lewoczko, Wojciech ^a,b   Gawlik, Wojciech ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FARADAY EFFECT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ROTATION; RUBIDIUM; VAPORS;

ATOMIC DENSITY; DENSITY EFFECTS; FARADAY ROTATION; RESONANT LIGHT;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 13344259289     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.000037     Document Type: Article

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