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Coherent backscattering of light from saturated atoms

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We survey recent progress achieved in understanding the impact of inelastic processes on coherent backscattering of light from cold atoms that are saturated by a powerful laser field.

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  1. B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences, 220072, Minsk, Belarus

    V. Shatokhin

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, 01187, Dresden, Germany

    V. Shatokhin & A. Buchleitner

  3. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudstrasse 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    T. Wellens

  4. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany

    C. A. Müller

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Shatokhin, V., Wellens, T., Müller, C. et al. Coherent backscattering of light from saturated atoms. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 151, 51–57 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2007-00361-x

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