Focusing of atoms with strongly confined light potentials

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Helseth, LE [1 ]
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[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Phys, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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10.1016/S0030-4018(02)01998-3
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Focusing of atoms with light potentials is studied. In particular, we consider strongly confined, cylindrical symmetric potential, and demonstrate their applications in both red and blue-detuned focusing of atoms. We also study the influence of aberrations, and find that a resolution of 1 nm should in principle be possible. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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