Coherent Backscattering Under Conditions of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Ultracold Rubidium
Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This dissertation presents experimental results of coherent backscattering of light in an ultracold ensemble of rubidium atoms confined in a magneto optical trap under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a cascade-type system. Electromagnetically induced transparency was investigated experimentally in both a counterpropagating and orthogonal laser geometry and compared to theory. The experimental results were largely in good agreement with theory. Coherent backscattering was then measured with and without an EIT control field present to investigate the modification, if any, that EIT has on the enhancement of the coherent backscattering cone. The results indicated that the electromagnetically induced transparency reduced incoherent and coherent scattering differently, with a greater reduction in the coherent scattering processes.
DOI: 10.25777/etdj-3f77
Author: Carter, Joshua D.
Institution: Old Dominion University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6889689192
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