• DocumentCode
    2671741
  • Title

    Cold-atom funnel using near-field light

  • Author

    Takamizawa, Akifumi ; Ito, H. ; Yamada, S. ; Ohtsu, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Interdisciplinary Graduate Sch. of Sci., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We observed the output of Rb atoms from a near-field optical funnel. A beam flux of 10/sup 5/ atoms/cm/sup 2/ is obtained by performing Sisyphus cooling under blue detuning of +1 GHz.
  • Keywords
    atomic beams; laser cooling; quantum optics; rubidium; Rb; Rb atoms; Sisyphus cooling; beam flux; blue detuning; cold-atom funnel; near-field light; optical funnel; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic layer deposition; Atomic measurements; Cooling; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238053
  • Filename
    1276384