Coherent backscattering of light by two atoms in the saturated regime

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Wellens, T ^a,b   Gremaud B ^b   Delande, D ^b   Miniatura, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT NON LINÉAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COHERENT LIGHT; DOPPLER EFFECT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SIGNAL THEORY;

COHERENT BACKSCATTERING; ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; PHOTODETECTION SIGNALS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 19544372605     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.023817     Document Type: Article

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