Title :
Momentum-space engineering of gaseous Bose-Einstein condensates
Author :
Edwards, Mark ; Benton, Brandon ; Heward, Jeffrey ; Clark, Charles W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro, GA, USA
Abstract :
Bose-Einstein condensate momentum distributions can be shaped by standing-wave laser pulse sequences. We find that several momentum distributions, important in atom interferometry applications, can be engineered with high fidelity with two or three pulses.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; atom optics; particle interferometry; Bose-Einstein condensate momentum distribution; atom interferometry; gaseous Bose-Einstein condensates; momentum-space engineering; standing-wave laser pulse sequence; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Interferometers; Laser theory; Neutrons; Optical interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
