Propagation of cold atoms along a miniature magnetic guide
Key, M., Hughes, I.G., Rooijakkers, W., Sauer, B.E., Hinds, E.A., Richardson, D.J. and Kazansky, P.G. (2000) Propagation of cold atoms along a miniature magnetic guide. Physical Review Letters, 84, (7), 1371-1373. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1371)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1371
Description/Abstract
A cloud of laser-cooled 85Rb atoms is coupled through a magnetic funnel into a miniature waveguide formed by four current-carrying wires embedded in a silica fiber. The atom cloud has a ~100 µm radius within the fiber and propagates over cm distances. We study the coupling, propagation, and transverse distribution of atoms in the fiber, and find good agreement with theory. This prototype demonstrates the feasibility of miniature guides as a tool in the new field of integrated atom optics, leading to single-mode propagation of de Broglie waves and the possible preparation of 1D atom clouds.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Related URLs: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/Phys...tt.84.1371 |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| ePrint ID: | 13652 |
| Deposited On: | 06 Jan 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 11:53 |
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