DocumentCode
2223508
Title
An optical conveyor belt for single atoms
Author
Schrader, D. ; Kuhr, Stefan ; Alt, W. ; Mueller, Matthias ; Miroshnychenko ; Dotsenko, I. ; Gomer ; Meschede, D.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Appl. Phys., Bonn Univ., Germany
fYear
2002
fDate
19-24 May 2002
Abstract
Summary form only given. A standing-wave optical dipole trap is loaded with a single atom or any desired number of atoms. By controlling the motion of the standing wave we transport the atom with submicrometer precision over macroscopic distances. The displaced atom is observed by position-sensitive fluorescence detection in the dipole trap. We successfully transport one atom over the maximum distance of 1.5 cm.
Keywords
atom optics; fluorescence; radiation pressure; atom transport; dipole trap; macroscopic distances; maximum distance; optical conveyor belt; position-sensitive fluorescence detection; single atom; standing wave motion control; standing-wave optical dipole trap; Fluorescence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-708-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2002.1031103
Filename
1031103
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