Creation of an Effective Magnetic Field in Ultracold Atomic Gases Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

Journal Article · Thu Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Optics and Spectroscopy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/1.2055927· OSTI ID:20723076

Juzeliunas, G ^[1]; Oehberg, P ^[2]

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1. Vilnius University Research Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, 2600 Vilnius (Lithuania)
2. Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG (United Kingdom)

We consider the influence of the control and probe beams in the electromagnetically induced transparency configuration on the mechanical motion of ultracold atomic gases (atomic Bose-Einstein condensates or degenerate Fermi gases). We carry out a microscopic analysis of the interplay between radiation and matter and show that the two beams of light can provide an effective magnetic field acting on electrically neutral atoms in the case where the probe beam has an orbital angular momentum. As an example, we demonstrate how a Meissner-like effect can be created in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate.

• OSTI ID: 20723076
• Journal Information: Optics and Spectroscopy, Vol. 99, Issue 3; Other Information: Translated from Optika i Spektroskopiya , ISSN 0030-4034, 99, 375-379 (No. 3, 2005); DOI: 10.1134/1.2055927; (c) 2005 Pleiades Publishing, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); TN:; ISSN 0030-400X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATOMS
BEAM OPTICS
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION
FERMI GAS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
OPACITY
ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM
VISIBLE RADIATION