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Roles of cooperative effects and disorder in photon localization: the case of a vector radiation field

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We numerically study photon escape rates from three-dimensional atomic gases and investigate the respective roles of cooperative effects and disorder in photon localization, while taking into account the vectorial nature of light. A scaling behavior is observed for the escape rates, and photons undergo a crossover from delocalization toward localization as the optical thickness of the cloud is increased. This result indicates that light localization is dominated by cooperative effects rather than disorder. We compare our results with those obtained in the case of a scalar radiation field and find no significant differences. We conclude that the scalar model constitutes an excellent approximation when considering photon escape rates from atomic gases.

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This manuscript has no associated data or the data will not be deposited. [Authors’ comment: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.].

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  1. L. Bellando

    Present address: Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, LOMA, UMR, 5798, 33405 , Talence, France

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  1. Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Physique de Nice, 06560, Valbonne, France

    L. Bellando & R. Kaiser

  2. Department of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000, Haifa, Israel

    A. Gero & E. Akkermans

  3. Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000, Haifa, Israel

    A. Gero

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LB performed the numerical simulations. LB and AG analyzed the data. EA and RK supervised the project, and all authors contributed to the writing of the paper.

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Bellando, L., Gero, A., Akkermans, E. et al. Roles of cooperative effects and disorder in photon localization: the case of a vector radiation field. Eur. Phys. J. B 94, 49 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/s10051-021-00054-6

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