High-order Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes for studies of cold atoms

被引：115
作者：
Clifford, MA [1 ]
Arlt, J [1 ]
Courtial, J [1 ]
Dholakia, K [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ St Andrews, Dept Phys & Astron, JF Allen Phys Res Labs, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 1998年 / 156卷 / 4-6期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
laser cooling; atom traps; atom guiding; angular momentum of light;
D O I：
10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00464-7
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The generation of high-order Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) laser modes at 780 nm from a simple external-cavity diode laser is demonstrated. The beams are derived from computer-generated holograms and a high conversion efficiency of 40% is achieved for LG beams with mode indices from l = 1 to l = 6. The line width of the external cavity diode laser is below 1 MHz. This system is suitable for studies of trapped and cooled atoms using LG beams. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：300 / 306
页数：7
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