Title :
Towards a high flux continuous atom laser
Author :
Rooijakkers, W. ; Vengalattore ; Conroy ; Prentiss
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. To realize an atom laser /sup 87/Rb atoms are loaded into the waveguide using magneto-optical forces, similar to our previous setup for Cs. We have demonstrated recently that atoms can be propagated along the magnetic guide using a friction force at non-zero velocity (moving molasses). As the atoms move away from the MOT region decoupling them from the light while maintaining magnetic trapping.
Keywords :
gas lasers; magneto-optical effects; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; rubidium; waveguide lasers; /sup 87/Rb; MOT region; actively pumped; atom laser; decoupling; evaporative cooling; magnetic guide; magnetic trapping; magneto-optical forces; moving molasses; nonzero velocity; waveguide; Gas lasers; Magnetooptic effects; Optical waveguides; Rubidium; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-708-3
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2002.1031102
