Coherent Backscattering of Light by Cold Atoms

(2) Universita di Lecce; C. A. Mueller (1); C. Miniatura (1); F. de Tomasi (2); France; G. Labeyrie (1); Italy); J.-C. Bernard (1); R. Kaiser (1) ((1) Institut Non Lineaire de Nice

arxiv: physics/9911010 · v1 · submitted 1999-11-08 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph · cond-mat.dis-nn

Coherent Backscattering of Light by Cold Atoms

G. Labeyrie (1) , F. de Tomasi (2) , J.-C. Bernard (1) , C. A. Mueller (1) , C. Miniatura (1) , R. Kaiser (1) ((1) Institut Non Lineaire de Nice , France , (2) Universita di Lecce

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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.

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