Title :
Initial experiments with an all-optical spinor BEC
Author :
Lundblad, Nathan E. ; Thompson, Robert J. ; Aveline, David C. ; Maleki, Lute
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We report on experiments performed with an all-optical spinor BEC, including gravity-aided evaporation, a novel atom laser and a measurement of the density dependence of the spinor dynamics.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; atom lasers; atom optics; all-optical spinor BEC; atom laser; density measurement; gravity-aided evaporation; spinor dynamics; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Cooling; Gravity; Laboratories; Laser theory; Power lasers; Propulsion; (020.7010) Trapping; (140.3320) Laser Cooling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628518