Title :
Application of a thin silica fiber to quantum optics: atom trapping with a subwavelength diameter optical fiber
Author :
Hakuta, K. ; Balykin, V.I. ; Le Kien, Fam ; Liang, J.Q. ; Morinaga, M.
Abstract :
In this work, we propose and examine a scheme of trapping and guiding of atoms by a free standing configuration that is based on the interaction between neutral atoms and an optical potential plus the van der Waals potential around a very thin silica fiber with a subwavelength diameter.
Keywords :
atom optics; atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; optical fibres; quantum optics; silicon compounds; van der Waals forces; SiO2; atom guiding; atom trapping; free standing configuration; neutral atom-optical potential interaction; optical fiber; quantum optics; thin silica fiber; van der Waals potential; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Microcavities; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338741
