A MAGNETOOPTICAL BIPRISM FOR AN ATOMIC INTERFEROMETER

Authors
OVCHINNIKOV YB SODING J GRIMM R
Citation
Yb. Ovchinnikov et al., A MAGNETOOPTICAL BIPRISM FOR AN ATOMIC INTERFEROMETER, Laser physics, 4(5), 1994, pp. 1011-1016
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Laser physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1054660X
Volume
4
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1011 - 1016
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-660X(1994)4:5<1011:AMBFAA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We propose a magnetooptical biprism that can be used for coherent spli tting of atomic beams into two spatially separated components. To crea te such a biprism, we use a triangular potential corresponding to a pe riod of a magnetooptical grating with enlarged spacing. The main advan tage of the proposed biprism over conventional magnetooptical gratings is that such a biprism allows a considerable increase in the angle of splitting in the Raman-Nath regime.