10 research outputs found
Atomic beam splitter based on multiple adiabatic passage in the optical interference pattern
We describe a simple and robust method of creating an efficient large-angle adiabatic passage beamsplitter that does not require the light fields to be pulsed. We present simulations that show momentum splittings of 80 \hbar k, where more than 60% of the atoms in the initial distribution are in the final momentum peaks at +/- 40 \hbar k
Resonant radiation pressure on neutral particles in a waveguide
A theoretical analysis of electromagnetic forces on neutral particles in an
hollow waveguide is presented. We show that the effective scattering cross
section of a very small (Rayleigh) particle can be strongly modified inside a
waveguide. The coupling of the scattered dipolar field with the waveguide modes
induce a resonant enhanced backscattering state of the scatterer-guide system
close to the onset of new modes. The particle effective cross section can then
be as large as the wavelength even far from any transition resonance. As we
will show, a small particle can be strongly accelerated along the guide axis
while being highly confined in a narrow zone of the cross section of the guide.Comment: RevTeX,4 pages,3 PS figure
Guiding Neutral Atoms with a Wire
We demonstrate guiding of cold neutral atoms along a current carrying wire.
Atoms either move in Kepler-like orbits around the wire or are guided in a
potential tube on the side of the wire which is created by applying an
additional homogeneous bias field. These atom guides are very versatile and
promising for applications in atom optics.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, submitted to PR
Exotic quantum dark states
We extend studies of velocity selective coherent population trapping to atoms
having a transition. When placed in a two-dimensional
laser field these atoms are optically pumped into different velocity selective
nonabsorbing states. Each of these distinct energy eigenstates exhibits
a unique entanglement between its internal and external degrees of freedom. We
use a graphical method that makes easier the description of these states. We
confirm our
predictions experimentally