Photonic Band Gaps in One-Dimensionally Ordered Cold Atomic Vapors

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2011-01-18

arxiv.org/abs/1101.3469v3

Physical Review Letters 106 (2011) 223903

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Atomic Physics

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.223903

We experimentally investigate the Bragg reflection of light at one-dimensionally ordered atomic structures by using cold atoms trapped in a laser standing wave. By a fine tuning of the periodicity, we reach the regime of multiple reflection due to the refractive index contrast between layers, yielding an unprecedented high reflectance efficiency of 80%. This result is explained by the occurrence of a photonic band gap in such systems, in accordance with previous predictions.

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