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| Authors | M. Macovei, J. Evers, G. -x. Li, C. H. Keitel |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0606151 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0606151 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.043602 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 043602 (2007) |
Abstract
Light scattered by a regular structure of atoms can exhibit interference signatures, similar to the classical double-slit. These first-order interferences, however, vanish for strong light intensities, restricting potential applications. Here, we show how to overcome these limitations to quantum interference in strong fields. First, we recover the first-order interference in strong fields via a tailored electromagnetic bath with a suitable frequency dependence. At strong driving, the optical properties for different spectral bands are distinct, thus extending the set of observables. We further show that for a two-photon detector as, e.g., in lithography, increasing the field intensity leads to twice the spatial resolution of the second-order interference pattern compared to the weak-field case.
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