An all optical dynamical dark trap for neutral atoms

Authors
Rudy, P Ejnisman, R Rahman, A Lee, S Bigelow, NP
Citation
P. Rudy et al., An all optical dynamical dark trap for neutral atoms, OPT EXPRESS, 8(2), 2001, pp. 159-165
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
OPTICS EXPRESS
ISSN journal
10944087 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
159 - 165
Database
ISI
SICI code
1094-4087(20010115)8:2<159:AAODDT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We describe the experimental realization of a dynamical optical trap for at oms: the Rotating Off-resonant Dipole Optical (RODiO) Trap. A blue detuned circularly scanned laser beam creates a time averaged box for the atoms. We characterized this novel confinement technique by varying the trapping geo metry and the laser beam parameters. Our observations agree well with a num erical model. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.