Photonic interactions of resonant cesium atoms and opal photonic crystals
Pepijn W. H. Pinkse, Philip J. Harding, Allard P. Mosk +1 more
We present the first-ever experiments on resonant atoms, Cesium vapor, in photonic crystals. The atomic transitions are strongly modified by photonic band structures of opal. Results are interpreted with an improved transfer-matrix model.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)•Jun 1, 2009•0 citations