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Optical cooling of atoms in microtraps by time-delayed reflection

Optical cooling of atoms in microtraps by time-delayed reflection
Optical cooling of atoms in microtraps by time-delayed reflection
We present a theoretical analysis of a novel scheme for optical cooling of particles that does not in principle require a closed optical transition. A tightly confined laser beam interacting with a trapped particle experiences a phase shift, which upon reflection from a mirror or resonant microstructure produces a time-delayed optical potential for the particle. This leads to a nonconservative force and friction. A quantum model of the system is presented and analyzed in the semiclassical limit.
1546-1955
1747-1753
Horak, Peter
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Xuereb, André
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Freegarde, Tim
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Horak, Peter
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Xuereb, André
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Freegarde, Tim
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Horak, Peter, Xuereb, André and Freegarde, Tim (2010) Optical cooling of atoms in microtraps by time-delayed reflection. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7 (9), 1747-1753. (doi:10.1166/jctn.2010.1539).

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We present a theoretical analysis of a novel scheme for optical cooling of particles that does not in principle require a closed optical transition. A tightly confined laser beam interacting with a trapped particle experiences a phase shift, which upon reflection from a mirror or resonant microstructure produces a time-delayed optical potential for the particle. This leads to a nonconservative force and friction. A quantum model of the system is presented and analyzed in the semiclassical limit.

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Published date: September 2010
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Local EPrints ID: 177013
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/177013
DOI: doi:10.1166/jctn.2010.1539
ISSN: 1546-1955
PURE UUID: 697ac4c9-998b-4f52-931a-0c291dd06226
ORCID for Peter Horak: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8710-8764
ORCID for Tim Freegarde: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-1330

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Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:48

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Author: Peter Horak ORCID iD
Author: André Xuereb
Author: Tim Freegarde ORCID iD

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