Trapping atoms with optical potentials

Steven L. Rolston; Christoph Gerz; Kristian Helmerson; P. S. Jessen; Paul D. Lett; William D. Phillips; R. J. Spreeuw; C. I. Westbrook

doi:10.1117/12.130392

28 October 1992 Trapping atoms with optical potentials

Steven L. Rolston, Christoph Gerz, Kristian Helmerson, P. S. Jessen, Paul D. Lett, William D. Phillips, R. J. Spreeuw, C. I. Westbrook

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Proceedings Volume 1726, 1992 Shanghai International Symposium on Quantum Optics; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130392
Event: 1992 Shanghai International Symposium on Quantum Optics, 1992, Shanghai, China

Abstract

Ultralow temperatures produced with polarization-gradient cooling now allow atoms to be trapped in shallow optical potential wells. We present evidence for the quantized motion of atoms in a 1-D optical molasses with the observation of spontaneous Raman transitions between vibrational levels in these wells, observed in fluorescence. In addition, we discuss the features of a far off resonance trap (FORT) -- a single focus dipole force trap so far off resonance to be an essentially ground-state trap.

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Steven L. Rolston, Christoph Gerz, Kristian Helmerson, P. S. Jessen, Paul D. Lett, William D. Phillips, R. J. Spreeuw, and C. I. Westbrook "Trapping atoms with optical potentials", Proc. SPIE 1726, 1992 Shanghai International Symposium on Quantum Optics, (28 October 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130392

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