A single structured light beam as an atomic cloud splitter
Quantum Physics
2009-07-31 v2 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We propose a scheme to split a cloud of cold non-interacting neutral atoms based on their dipole interaction with a single structured light beam which exhibits parabolic cylindrical symmetry. Using semiclassical numerical simulations, we establish a direct relationship between the general properties of the light beam and the relevant geometric and kinematic properties acquired by the atomic cloud as its passes through the beam.
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@article{arxiv.0903.4674,
title = {A single structured light beam as an atomic cloud splitter},
author = {B. M. Rodriguez-Lara and R. Jauregui},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.4674},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages, 5 figures