Title :
Atom-light interface in strong focusing geometry
Author :
Aljunid, Syed Abdullah ; Lee, Jianwei ; Dao Hoang Lan ; Durak, Kadir ; Paesold, Martin ; Chng, Brenda ; Maslennikov, Gleb ; Kurtsiefer, Christian
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., NUS, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
It was recently shown that a single atom located at the focus of a simple aspheric lens can efficiently scatter photons out of a focused coherent light beam, impose a phase shift, and partially reflect a probe beam. With our current experimental system, we observe an extinction of 10% and a phase shift of about 1°.
Keywords :
atom optics; lenses; light coherence; optical focusing; atom-light interface; focused coherent light beam; partial reflection; phase shift; probe beam; scatter photons; simple aspheric lens; strong focusing geometry; Atomic beams; Coatings; Mirrors; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943400
