Title :
Atomic absorption from the evanescent field of a sub-micron fibre taper
Author :
Morrissey, M.J. ; Deasy, Kieran ; Bandi, T.N. ; Shortt, B.J. ; Chormaic, S.N.
Author_Institution :
Cork Inst. of Technol., Cork
Abstract :
In this paper, the interaction between cold rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) and the evanescent field of a sub-micron fibre is studied. The fibre taper is fabricated from 780 nm single mode fibre using a heat-and-pull rig with a CO2 laser heat source.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; optical fibres; quantum optics; radiation pressure; rubidium; CO2; CO2 laser heat source; Rb; atomic absorption; cold rubidium atoms; evanescent field; heat-and-pull rig; magneto-optical trap; single mode fibre; submicron fibre taper fabrication; Absorption; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Clouds; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Physics; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386696
