COHERENT TRAPPING SUBRECOIL COOLING IN 2 DIMENSIONS AIDED BY A FORCE

被引:29
作者
MAURI, F [1 ]
ARIMONDO, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PISA,DIPARTMENTO FIS,I-56100 PISA,ITALY
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 16卷 / 08期
关键词
OPTICAL COOLING OF ATOMS; TRAPPING; QUANTUM OPTICS;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/16/8/003
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Two-dimensional laser cooling based on velocity-selective coherent population trapping is investigated theoretically for the J = 1 <-> J = 1 atomic transition. Wave vectors and polarizations of three laser beams are chosen to realize a coherent superposition of three degenerate ground states. For the first time forces related to Doppler and interference effects are combined with coherent population trapping to realize a very efficient cooling. Numerical solutions are presented for laser cooling of helium atoms.
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页码:717 / 722
页数:6
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