Title :
Cavity cooling of a single atom
Author :
Maunz, P. ; Puppe, T. ; Schuster, I. ; Syassen, N. ; Pinkse, P.W.H. ; Rempe, G.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenoptik, Garching
Abstract :
We observe cavity cooling of a single Rb atom trapped in an intracavity dipole trap. The cavity cooling process avoids atomic excitation and is used to extend the storage time of a single atom
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; rubidium; Rb; cavity QED light field; cavity cooling; intracavity dipole trap; single Rb atom; trapped atom;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
