Non-resonant Gas-Optical Lattice Interaction with Feedback from the Gas to the Laser Radiation

Non-resonant interaction of polarized gas molecules with optical lattices is studied. Transient processes of gas particle optical trapping and wave propagation and refraction are considered, with the impact of gas density inhomogeneity on laser radiation taken into account. The computations are performed using SMILE++ Direct Simulation Monte Carlo code modified to incorporate lattice-gas interaction and a thin layer model. The influence of the size of the interaction region on the evolution of the optical field to steady state is demonstrated for a self-consistent interaction between the optical lattice and the gas. The proposed method will be useful for studying gas - laser field interaction under realistic experimental conditions.