Signatures of light localization in two dimensions

• Grant number: 23/15110-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2024
• End date: February 28, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Principal Investigator: Romain Pierre Marcel Bachelard
• Grantee: João Vítor dos Santos Ferreira
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/00209-6 - Second generation quantum technologies, AP.TEM

Abstract

This project addresses the signatures of light localization in two-dimensional atomic systems. 2D systems present a scalar scattering channel, with localization, and a vector scattering channel, with diffusive properties, which allows a direct comparison of the two regimes. In this project we will identify different signatures of localization in these systems, exploring the transmitted profile and the spatial fluctuations of the scattered light.