Superradiance, mesoscopic fluctuations and localization in cold atomic gases
Eric Akermmans
Department of Physics , Technion
We discuss three issues related to Anderson
localization (either weak or strong) of photons or matter waves in
cold atomic gases. The first issue deals with the interplay of
superradiance (more generally cooperative effects) and coherent
multiple scattering and its implication on the universality of the
localization transition. Then, we shall discuss the enhancement induced
by disorder on photon correlations in the weak localization regime and
its implication for atomic spectroscopy. Finally, we shall move to the
problem of one-dimensional localization of matter waves and the effect
of nonlinearities.