A neutral atom and a wire: towards mesoscopic atom optics

被引:55
作者
Denschlag, J [1 ]
Cassettari, D
Chenet, A
Schneider, S
Schmiedmayer, J
机构
[1] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Expt Phys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[2] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 1999年 / 69卷 / 04期
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10.1007/s003400050809
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A large variety of trapping and guiding potentials can be designed by bringing cold atoms close to charged or current-carrying material objects. Using a current-carrying wire we demonstrate how to build guides and traps for neutral atoms and using a charged wire we study a 1/r(2) singularity. The simplicity and versatility of the principles demonstrated in our experiments will allow for miniaturization and integration of atom optical elements into matter-wave quantum circuits.
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页码:291 / 301
页数:11
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