Classical and quantum regimes in the collective atomic recoil laser from a Bose-Einstein condensate.

A collective atomic recoil laser (CARL) realized with a Bose-Einstein condensate offers the possibility to investigate new effects in the coherent interaction between optical and matter waves. This paper discusses some aspects of the nonlinear evolution of scattered radiation and the matter-wave field in the high-Q cavity and superradiant CARL regimes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]