AN ATOMIC TRAP BASED ON EVANESCENT LIGHT WAVES

被引:89
作者
OVCHINNIKOV, YB
SHULGA, SV
BALYKIN, VI
机构
[1] Institute of Spectroscopy, USSR Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, MR
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10.1088/0953-4075/24/14/009
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A new type of gradient light trap is suggested for neutral atoms, based on the evanescent fields of two laser beams experiencing total internal reflection at a dielectric-vacuum interface. A distinctive feature of the trap is that its bottom is close to the interface: at a distance of the order of the wavelength of light.
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页码:3173 / 3178
页数:6
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