Light incident on a Bose-condensed gas
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 43 (11), 6444-6446
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.43.6444
Abstract
The coherent interaction of light with a Bose-condensed gas via atomic electric dipole transitions produces strong mixing of photons and excited atoms. Consequent optical properties near resonance include substantial reflection from the edge of the gas.Keywords
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