Microscopic characterization of Lévy flights of light in atomic vapors

N. Mercadier, M. Chevrollier, W. Guerin, and R. Kaiser
Phys. Rev. A 87, 063837 – Published 24 June 2013

Abstract

We investigate multiple scattering of near-resonant light in a Doppler-broadened atomic vapor. We experimentally characterize the length distribution of the steps between successive scattering events. The obtained power law is characteristic of a superdiffusive behavior, where rare but very long steps (Lévy flights) dominate the transport properties.

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  • Received 7 May 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.063837

©2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

N. Mercadier1,*, M. Chevrollier2, W. Guerin1, and R. Kaiser1,†

  • 1Institut Non Linéaire de Nice, CNRS and Université Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 1361 route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne, France
  • 2Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

  • *Present address: Saint-Gobain Recherche, 39 quai Lucien Lefranc, 93303 Aubervilliers, France.
  • robin.kaiser@inln.cnrs.fr

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Vol. 87, Iss. 6 — June 2013

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