Scattering theory of multilevel atoms interacting with arbitrary radiation fields
Scattering theory of multilevel atoms interacting with arbitrary radiation fields
We present a generic transfer matrix approach for the description of the interaction of atoms possessing multiple ground state and excited state sublevels with light fields. This model allows us to treat multilevel atoms as classical scatterers in light fields modified by, in principle, arbitrarily complex optical components such as mirrors, resonators, dispersive and dichroic elements, and filters. We verify our formalism for two prototypical sub-Doppler cooling mechanisms and show that it agrees with the standard literature.
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Xuereb, Andre
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Domokos, P.
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Horak, Peter
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Freegarde, Tim
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30 September 2010
Xuereb, Andre
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Domokos, P.
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Horak, Peter
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Freegarde, Tim
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Xuereb, Andre, Domokos, P., Horak, Peter and Freegarde, Tim
(2010)
Scattering theory of multilevel atoms interacting with arbitrary radiation fields.
Physica Scripta, 2010 (T140), .
(doi:10.1088/0031-8949/2010/T140/014010).
Abstract
We present a generic transfer matrix approach for the description of the interaction of atoms possessing multiple ground state and excited state sublevels with light fields. This model allows us to treat multilevel atoms as classical scatterers in light fields modified by, in principle, arbitrarily complex optical components such as mirrors, resonators, dispersive and dichroic elements, and filters. We verify our formalism for two prototypical sub-Doppler cooling mechanisms and show that it agrees with the standard literature.
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Published date: 30 September 2010
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/177011
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