Achieving Peak Brightness in an Atom Laser

Journal Article · Fri Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.140403· OSTI ID:20777137

Robins, N P; Figl, C; Haine, S A; Morrison, A K; Jeppesen, M; Hope, J J; Close, J D ^[1]

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1. Australian Centre for Quantum Atom Optics, Physics Department, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200 (Australia)

In this Letter we present experimental results and a simple analytic theory on the first continuous (long pulse) Raman atom laser. We analyze the flux and brightness of a generic two state atom laser with an analytic model that shows excellent agreement with our experiments. We show that, for the same source size, the brightness achievable with a Raman atom laser is at least 3 orders of magnitude greater than achievable in any other demonstrated continuously outcoupled atom laser.

• OSTI ID: 20777137
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 14; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.140403; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATOMS
BRIGHTNESS
LASERS
PEAKS
PULSES