• DocumentCode
    2790450
  • Title

    Photonic interactions of resonant cesium atoms and opal photonic crystals

  • Author

    Pinkse, Pepijn W H ; Harding, Philip J. ; Mosk, Allard P. ; Vos, Willem L.

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    14-19 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    We present the first-ever experiments on resonant atoms, Cesium vapor, in photonic crystals. The atomic transitions are strongly modified by photonic band structures of opal. Results are interpreted with an improved transfer-matrix model.
  • Keywords
    caesium; photonic crystals; Cesium vapor; Cs; opal photonic crystals; photonic band structures; photonic interactions; resonant cesium atoms; transfer-matrix model; Crystalline materials; Frequency; Optical materials; Photonic crystals; Quantum dots; Reflection; Reflectivity; Refractive index; Resonance; Surges;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4079-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4080-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192318
  • Filename
    5192318