• DocumentCode
    2883753
  • Title

    Cold atoms: a sample with adjustable nonlinearities

  • Author

    Labeyrie, G. ; Kaiser, R. ; Lippi, G.L. ; Ackemann, T. ; Klappauf, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Non Lineaire de Nice, CNRS, Valbonne, France
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Abstract
    This paper presents experiments that quantitatively identify the different regimes and apply the newly gained understanding to a detailed investigation of the probe beam reshaping by the nonlinear "electronic" lens, as a function of laser beam power, detuning, and beam waist position relative to the atomic sample. The results are in good qualitative agreement with a simple model based on a two-level atom approach.
  • Keywords
    atom-photon collisions; laser beams; laser cooling; lenses; nonlinear optics; quantum optics; adjustable nonlinearities; beam waist position; cold atoms; detuning; electronic lens; laser beam power; nonlinear lens; probe beam reshaping; two-level atom; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical saturation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8973-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567237
  • Filename
    1567237