Title :
Cooling to the recoil limit in an optical lattice
Author :
Haycock, D.L. ; Hamann, S.E. ; Pax, P.H. ; Jessen, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A one-dimensional array of optical potential wells can be formed by interference of two counter-propagating linear and cross-polarized laser beams. This configuration is an example of an optical lattice, in which atoms are cooled to /spl mu/K temperatures and trapped in micron-sized potential wells. In this work Cs is cooled and trapped.
Keywords :
caesium; cooling; cryogenics; laser beam effects; light interference; light polarisation; quantum optics; radiation pressure; /spl mu/K temperatures; Cs; cooling; counter-propagating linear cross-polarized laser beam interference; micron-sized potential wells; one-dimensional array; optical lattice; optical potential wells; recoil limit; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Charge carrier processes; Cooling; Interference; Laser beams; Lattices; Optical arrays; Potential well; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
