SPECTRUM OF RESONANCE FLUORESCENCE AND COOLING DYNAMICS IN QUANTIZED ONE-DIMENSIONAL MOLASSES - EFFECTS OF LASER CONFIGURATION

We study theoretically the spectrum of resonance fluorescence and lase r-cooling dynamics corresponding to quantized atomic motion in one-dim ensional optical molasses. We consider an atom with a J(g) = 1-->J(e) = 2 transition interacting with two counterpropagating laser beams. Th e laser light is assumed to be linearly polarized with an angle theta between the polarization vectors. We discuss the spectrum of resonance fluorescence, the spectroscopy of band structure in the optical poten tials, and the population of the vibrational quantum levels as a funct ion of the angle between the polarization vectors.