Single-atom dynamics revealed by photon correlations

被引：14

作者：

Gomer, V ^{[1
]}

Strauch, F ^{[1
]}

Ueberholz, B ^{[1
]}

Knappe, S ^{[1
]}

Meschede, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bonn, Inst Angew Phys, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1998年 / 58卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.58.R1657

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We have studied a single neutral atom stored in a magneto-optical trap by recording arrival times of fluorescence photons emitted by the atom. Photon correlations at nanosecond scales (Rabi oscillations), at microseconds (intensity and polarization correlations), and also at milliseconds (position correlations) reveal the dynamical behavior of the atomic excitation, of the atomic orientation, and of its transport in the trap at both the optical wavelength scale and the trap size.

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页码：R1657 / R1660

页数：4

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