Single-beam, ponderomotive-optical trap for free electrons and neutral atoms

被引:31
作者
Chaloupka, JL
Fisher, Y
Kessler, TJ
Meyerhofer, DD
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ROCHESTER,NY 14623
[2] UNIV ROCHESTER,DEPT MECH ENGN,ROCHESTER,NY 14623
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10.1364/OL.22.001021
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A ponderomotive-optical trap for energetic free electrons has been generated with a single, high-peak-power laser beam. The focal region consists of an intensity minimum at the center of the focus, with increasing intensities in all directions. The focus can be generated with a two-zone binary phase plate, or with a novel, coaxially segmented wave plate. This scheme can also be used to trap neutral atoms.
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页码:1021 / 1023
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