Title :
Optical guiding of atoms through a hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber
Author :
Knize, R.J. ; Takekoshi, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., United States Air Force Acad., Colorado Springs, CO
Abstract :
We have demonstrated guiding of rubidium atom through a hollow core photonic bandgap fiber. Rb atoms from a thermal oven travel down 6 cm fiber with an efficiency that is greater than 70%.
Keywords :
atom optics; optical fibres; photonic band gap; Rb; hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber; optical guiding; rubidium atom; Adaptive optics; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Speckle; (020.1335) Atom Optics; (020.7010) Optical trapping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
