Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ANDLICA (Anderson Localization of Light by Cold Atoms)
Période du rapport: 2021-04-01 au 2022-09-30
This line of research is part of the ongoing effort to understand details of coherent photonic transport, in particular in presence of disorder or defects.
The main objective of this project is to observe Anderson localization of light in cold atomic samples, which appear to be a promising platform allowing for detailed control of many relevant parameters and an ab initio modeling.
The theoretical studies have been pushed to incorporate (i) details of preparing specific cooperative states beyond the classical optics regime and (ii) collective atomic motion induced by radiation pressure.
The expected results until the end of the project will be to create experimental conditions where Anderson localization of light in three dimension is expected and to identify suitable experimental observables.