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The coherent backscattering spectrum of laser light by two atoms

Vyacheslav Shatokhin, Thomas Wellens, Benoît Grémaud, Andreas Buchleitner

Published Jun 15, 2007• 0 citations

Abstract

We present a detailed analysis of the coherent backscattering spectrum of two atoms. We identify frequency domains where the interference contribution can be positive or negative, or exhibits dispersive features, and explain these distinctive features.

DOI: 10.1117/12.751465

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