Atom hosepipes

被引：19

作者：

Dholakia, K ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ St Andrews, Sch Phys & Astron, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland

来源：

CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS | 1998年 / 39卷 / 05期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1080/001075198181856

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Recent work has shown that it is possible to transport atoms along hollow core optical fibres using suitable light beams coupled into the fibres. These 'atom hosepipes' open lip the possibility of precisely manipulating and positioning atomic beams and samples. This paves the way for transporting atoms to 'cleaner' vacuum systems for precision measurements and also for novel studies of wave-particle duality. This article discusses the physical principles behind this technique and also reviews some of the most recent experiments in this field. Future prospects, including the transport of cold atoms, are also discussed.

引用

页码：351 / 369

页数：19