Adjustable multiple sub-Doppler traps in an asymmetric magneto-optical trap

Journal Article · Thu Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.75.023409· OSTI ID:20982147

Heo, Myoung-sun; Kim, Kihwan; Lee, Ki-Hwan; Yum, Dahyun; Shin, Soyoung; Kim, Yonghee; Jhe, Wonho ^[1]; Noh, Heung-Ryoul ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea (Korea, Republic of)
2. Department of Physics and Institute of Opto-Electronic Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea (Korea, Republic of)

We have realized adjustable multiple sub-Doppler traps (SDT's) in a six-beam magneto-optical trap (MOT) under asymmetric trap conditions. In the simplest case, one obtains an array of three SDT's, one usual trap at the origin and two additional traps symmetrically but oppositely located at equal and controllable distances from the origin, in good agreement with theoretical calculations. The easily adjustable array of SDT's readily available in the asymmetric MOT may open the possibility of novel atom optics or quantum optics experiments such as atom interferometer or quantum information.

• OSTI ID: 20982147
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 75, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.023409; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ASYMMETRY
ATOMS
BEAMS
INTERFEROMETERS
MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
OPTICS
QUANTUM INFORMATION
TRAPS