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Dressed-atom description of the bichromatic force

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Institute of Physics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, prospect Nauki 46, Kiev-39, 03650 (Ukraine)
We develop a dressed-atom picture of the bichromatic force in two standing waves using a Floquet approach. It is based on previous work, but the approach allows for an interpretation of the velocity range of the force. It is limited to two-level atoms and one dimension, and the Floquet frequency is the beat between the two bichromatic optical fields. The force is mediated by Landau-Zener transitions between the dressed states of the Floquet Hamiltonian. Related topics have been addressed before in the literature, but not applied to this particular case.
OSTI ID:
20649958
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 70; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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