Title :
Raman optical lattice
Author :
Morrow, N.V. ; Zhang, R. ; Berman, P. ; Raithel, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel optical lattice of reduced periodicity that is based on Raman transitions. We demonstrate and characterize laser cooling in this lattice. Our observations are in agreement with theoretical results.
Keywords :
laser cooling; radiation pressure; Raman optical lattice; Raman transition; laser cooling; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Charge carrier processes; Cooling; Couplings; Geometrical optics; Laser transitions; Lattices; Optical scattering; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548838
