PHASE MODULATION OF ATOMIC DE BROGLIE WAVES

被引:165
作者
STEANE, A
SZRIFTGISER, P
DESBIOLLES, P
DALIBARD, J
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[1] Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.4972
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Cesium atoms prepared in a state of well-defined total energy have been reflected from a vibrating mirror, causing the matter waves to be phase modulated. The mirror is an evanescent light wave whose intensity is modulated in time at a frequency ν in the range 0 to 2 MHz; the atoms are reflected at normal incidence. The resulting beam consists of a "carrier" plus various sidebands corresponding to de Broglie waves propagating at different velocities. The precision and flexibility of this technique make it a promising tool in atom optics. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:4972 / 4975
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