Theory of Superradiant Scattering of Laser Light from Bose-Einstein Condensates
Theory of Superradiant Scattering of Laser Light from Bose-Einstein Condensates
In a recent MIT experiment, a new form of superradiant Rayleigh scattering was observed in Bose-Einstein condensates. We present a detailed theory of this phenomena in which the directional dependence of the scattering rate and condensate depletion lead to mode competition which is ultimately responsible for superradiance. The nonlinear response …