Title :
Cooling atoms in a bistable optical resonator
Author :
Vilensky, M.Y. ; Prior, Y. ; Averbukh, I.Sh.
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 Israel
Abstract :
We propose a generic approach for nonresonant laser cooling of atoms/molecules based on their interaction with a bistable optical cavity. The cooling mechanism is of Sisyphus type, and it does not require high-finesse cavities.
Keywords :
Atom optics; Atomic beams; Cooling; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431607
