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Collective Atom–Light Interactions in Dense Atomic Vapours

By James Keaveney (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2014
ISBN
978-3-319-07099-5, 978-3-319-07100-8
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-07100-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5849390 bytes)
Series
Springer Theses
Edition
1
Pages
144\153
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00
MolecularOptical and Plasma Physics; OpticsOptics and Electrodynamics; AtomicOptoelectronicsPlasmonics and Optical Devices

Description

The propagation of light in 'dense media' where dipole-dipole interactions play a role is a fundamental topic that was first studied in the work of Clausius, Mossotti, Lorenz and Lorentz in the latter half of the nineteenth century. However, until recently there remained some areas of controversy: for example, whereas the Lorentz model for a gas predicts a resonance shift, a discrete dipole model does not. This thesis makes the first combined measurement of both the Lorentz shift and the associated collective Lamb shift. This clear experimental result stimulated new theoretical work that has significantly advanced our understanding of light propagation in interacting media.

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