Microscopic characterization of L\'evy flights of light in atomic vapors
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⚛️ physics.atom-ph
cond-mat.dis-nnphysics.optics
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atomicflightslightscatteringstepsbehaviorcharacteristiccharacterization
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We investigate multiple scattering of near-resonant light in a Doppler-broadened atomic vapor. We experimentally characterize the length distribution of the steps between successive scattering events. The obtained power law is characteristic of a superdiffusive behavior, where rare but very long steps (L\'evy flights) dominate the transport properties.
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