SCHRODINGER MODAL STRUCTURE OF CUBICAL, PYRAMIDAL, AND CONICAL, EVANESCENT LIGHT-WAVE GRAVITATIONAL ATOM TRAPS

被引:13
作者
DOWLING, JP [1 ]
GEABANACLOCHE, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ARKANSAS, DEPT PHYS, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1995年 / 52卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.52.3997
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigate the modal structure of Schrodinger's equation in several evanescent light-wave gravitational traps. Three configurations are proposed that optically confine an atom inside an atom-mirror cavity: a cubical, a pyramidal, and a conical gravitational trap.
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页码:3997 / 4003
页数:7
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