Title :
Phase-sensitive atom laser: phase noise quenching
Author :
Ponomarenko, S.A. ; Bigelow, N.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present, a fully quantum-mechanical model for a quasi-CW phase-sensitive atom laser produced from a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) atomic source (reservoir). As a particular realization of our model, we consider the f=1 ground-state multiplet of /sup 23/Na atoms in a harmonic optical trap. The reservoir BEC state, taken to be the spin-0 state, contains a very large number of atoms N, while the other trapped hyperfine states m/sub f/=1 as well as m/sub f/=-1 (the lasing states) are assumed to be initially empty. Pumping from the source BEC state to the lasing BEC states is implemented via two-photon Raman transitions which are driven by an external classical driving field and the quantized field of a single-mode polarization-selective optical cavity.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; gas lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser noise; optical pumping; phase noise; radiation pressure; sodium; two-photon processes; /sup 23/Na atoms; Bose-Einstein condensate; Na; atomic source; external classical driving field; f=1 ground-state multiplet; fully quantum-mechanical model; harmonic optical trap; lasing BEC states; lasing states; phase noise quenching; phase-sensitive atom laser; quantized field; quasi-CW phase-sensitive atom laser; reservoir BEC state; single-mode polarization-selective optical cavity; trapped hyperfine states; two-photon Raman transitions; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Charge carrier processes; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical pumping; Phase noise; Reservoirs; Stimulated emission;
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
