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Frontiers in Optics

Photonic Interactions of Resonant Cesium Atoms and Opal Photonic Crystals

Allard P. Mosk, Philip J. Harding, Pepijn W. H. Pinkse, Willem L. Vos

Published Jan 1, 2009• 0 citations
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Abstract

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.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2009.fwf4

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