S. Marksteiner et al., COHERENT ATOMIC WAVE-GUIDES FROM HOLLOW OPTICAL FIBERS - QUANTIZED ATOMIC MOTION, Physical review. A, 50(3), 1994, pp. 2680-2690
We present a theoretical analysis of coherent atomic motion through a
straight atomic waveguide constructed from a hollow optical fiber. Ato
ms are guided by the evanescent light field at the fiber's interior gl
ass-vacuum interface. The atoms' internal structure is modeled by a J(
g)=0 to J(e)=1 transition. The atomic wave functions are determined an
d the loss rates due to spontaneous emission, tunneling to the wall, a
nd nonadiabatic transitions are estimated. The influence of Casimir-Po
lder forces is considered. We conclude with a discussion of the feasib
ility of the proposed waveguides.