A virtual slit for atom optics and nanolithography

被引:18
作者
Chu, AP
Berggren, KK
Johnson, KS
Prentiss, MG
机构
[1] Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge
来源
QUANTUM AND SEMICLASSICAL OPTICS | 1996年 / 8卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1088/1355-5111/8/3/015
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose a simple 'virtual slit' for atoms based on the position- and velocity-dependent optical pumping of atoms into an undetected internal state. We show how this slit can be used as a nanometre scale, high-contrast tool for atom lithography as well as a subrecoil collimator for atomic beams.
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页码:521 / 529
页数:9
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