Title :
Diffraction-contrast imaging of excited-state cold atoms
Author :
Bell, S.C. ; Sheludko, D. ; Yu, Hua ; Heywood, D. ; Scholten, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
We have demonstrated off-resonant imaging of a cold atom cloud, computationally extracting the atomic column density map from a diffraction pattern. We are developing the technique to imaging of excited-state atoms.
Keywords :
atom optics; excited states; light diffraction; optical images; atomic column density; cold atom cloud; diffraction pattern; diffraction-contrast imaging; excited-state cold atoms; off-resonant imaging; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Australia; Diffraction; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519299
