LOCALIZATION OF ATOMS IN LIGHT FIELDS - OPTICAL MOLASSES, ADIABATIC-COMPRESSION AND SQUEEZING

Authors
MARKSTEINER S WALSER R MARTE P ZOLLER P
Citation
S. Marksteiner et al., LOCALIZATION OF ATOMS IN LIGHT FIELDS - OPTICAL MOLASSES, ADIABATIC-COMPRESSION AND SQUEEZING, Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics, 60(2-3), 1995, pp. 145-153
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied",Optics
Journal title
Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09462171
Volume
60
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
145 - 153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(1995)60:2-3<145:LOAILF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We present a theoretical study of the localization of atoms with an an gular momentum J(g)=3 to J(e)=4 transition (e.g., chromium atoms) in q uantized optical molasses created by two counterpropagating linearly p olarized laser beams. We study the localization as a function of the p otential depth, the angle between the polarizations and the interactio n time with the molasses in the low-intensity limit, and discuss the p ossibility of adiabatic compression and squeezing of the atomic distri bution.