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Quadrupole excitation of atoms with tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian beams

Quadrupole excitation of atoms with tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian beams
Quadrupole excitation of atoms with tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian beams

This article investigates the quadrupole excitation of a trapped atom exposed to the tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams with parallel and antiparallel spin angular momentum (SAM) and orbital angular momentum (OAM) under nonparaxial conditions. The Rabi frequency profile of allowed quadrupole transition channels, modified by SAM and OAM interaction, in the focal plane is provided. In the case of antiparallel SAM and OAM, the excitation probability undergoes substantial modification due to the considerable contribution of longitudinal intensity variations in tightly focused condition. The findings offer insights into controlling localized atom transition, including OAM transfer, with potential applications in qudit-based technologies.

1094-4087
12127-12140
Mashhadi, Leila
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Shayeganrad, Gholamreza
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Mashhadi, Leila
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Shayeganrad, Gholamreza
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Mashhadi, Leila and Shayeganrad, Gholamreza (2024) Quadrupole excitation of atoms with tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian beams. Optics Express, 32 (7), 12127-12140. (doi:10.1364/OE.500848).

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This article investigates the quadrupole excitation of a trapped atom exposed to the tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams with parallel and antiparallel spin angular momentum (SAM) and orbital angular momentum (OAM) under nonparaxial conditions. The Rabi frequency profile of allowed quadrupole transition channels, modified by SAM and OAM interaction, in the focal plane is provided. In the case of antiparallel SAM and OAM, the excitation probability undergoes substantial modification due to the considerable contribution of longitudinal intensity variations in tightly focused condition. The findings offer insights into controlling localized atom transition, including OAM transfer, with potential applications in qudit-based technologies.

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Published date: 25 March 2024

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Local EPrints ID: 489251
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/489251
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 779dfb6a-0aef-42d1-935f-0ee102ef6a25
ORCID for Gholamreza Shayeganrad: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5225-2176

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Date deposited: 18 Apr 2024 16:46
Last modified: 19 Apr 2024 01:55

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Author: Leila Mashhadi

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