Collective atom-light interactions in dense atomic vapours James Keaveney

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keaveney, James, author.

Series:

Springer theses

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atoms.

Light.

Quantum optics.

light (energy).

Medical Subjects:

Light.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 s.

Contents:

Introduction

Independent atoms

Thin cell spectroscopy

Atom-surface interactions

Atom-atom interactions

Giant refractive index

Fast light in dense thermal vapour

Fluorescence lifetime

Coherent dynamics

Project outlook

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

"Doctoral thesis accepted by Durham University, UK"

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Print version Keaveney, James. Collective atom-light interactions in dense atomic vapours

ISBN:

9783319071008

3319071009

OCLC:

881246494

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