The Semiclassical and Quantum Regimes of Superradiant Light Scattering from a Bose-Einstein Condensate
arXiv:cond-mat/0410077 · doi:10.1088/1464-4266/7/4/002
Abstract
We show that many features of the recent experiments of Schneble et al. [D. Schneble, Y. Torii, M. Boyd, E.W. Streed, D.E. Pritchard and W. Ketterle, Science vol. 300, p. 475 (2003)], which demonstrate two different regimes of light scattering by a Bose-Einstein condensate, can be described using a one-dimensional mean-field quantum CARL model, where optical amplification occurs simultaneously with the production of a periodic density modulation in the atomic medium. The two regimes of light scattering observed in these experiments, originally described as ``Kapiza-Dirac scattering'' and ``Superradiant Rayleigh scattering'', can be interpreted as the semiclassical and quantum limits respectively of CARL lasing.
arXiv comment10 pages, 5 figures - to appear in Journal of Optics B
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