Title :
Single-atom motion in a single-photon light field
Author :
Pinkse, Pepijn W. H. ; Fischer, T. ; Maunz, P. ; Rempe, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching bei Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The strong coupling between an atom and the light field in an optical microresonator causes a single atom to alter the transmission of the cavity significantly, allowing its continuous observation. At the same time, the strong coupling leads to novel optical forces acting on the atom. It was predicted that it should be possible to trap an atom with single intracavity photons.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; quantum optics; radiation pressure; cavity light transmission; optical forces; optical microresonator; single atom; single intracavity photons; single-atom motion; single-photon light field; strong light field-atom coupling; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-608-7
