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Title: Controlled Splitting of an Atomic Wave Packet

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Center for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)
  2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China)
  3. School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 (United States)

We propose a simple scheme capable of adiabatically splitting an atomic wave packet using two independent translating traps. Implemented with optical dipole traps, our scheme allows a high degree of flexibility for atom interferometry arrangements and highlights its potential as an efficient and high fidelity atom optical beam splitter.

OSTI ID:
20860682
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 97, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.070403; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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