DocumentCode
2884290
Title
Sub-optical wavelength spatial imaging of the periodic fringes of total atomic density
Author
Tonyushkin, Alexei ; Sleator, Tycho
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., New York Univ., New York, NY
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Fringes of total atomic density produced in an atom interferometer consisting of two off-resonant standing wave pulses were directly imaged using an ldquooptical maskrdquo technique. Fringe periods with integer fractions of the standing-wave period were observed.
Keywords
atom-photon collisions; magneto-optical effects; particle interferometry; quantum optics; radiation pressure; rubidium; 85Rb atoms; Rb; atom cooling; atom interferometer; atomic fringe pattern; integer fractions; magnetooptical trap; off-resonant standing wave pulses; optical mask; periodic fringes; suboptical wavelength spatial imaging; total atomic density; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Density measurement; Diffraction; Fluorescence; Gratings; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; (020.7010) Trapping; (110.6760) Talbot effect;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629019
Filename
4629019
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