Coherent inelastic backscattering of intense laser light by cold atoms.
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چکیده
We present a nonperturbative treatment of coherent backscattering of intense laser light from cold atoms and predict a nonvanishing backscattering signal even at very large intensities, due to the constructive (self-)interference of inelastically scattered photons.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 94 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005