• DocumentCode
    3021292
  • Title

    Velocity-Selective Two-Photon Resonances with Blue and Red Detunings in a Cold Atomic Sample

  • Author

    Terraciano, M.L. ; Olson, S.E. ; Bashkansky, M. ; Dutton, Z. ; Fatemi, F.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We explore a cooling mechanism that results from a two-photon Raman process resonant with a particular velocity class of atoms. We have seen evidence for cooling with both red and blue detuned light.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; resonant states; two-photon processes; Raman process; blue detuning; cold atomic sample; optical cooling; red detuning; two-photon resonances; velocity-selective resonances; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Clouds; Coils; Cooling; Laser beams; Magnetic field measurement; Optical interferometry; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453471
  • Filename
    4453471