Atom diode: Variants, stability, limits, and adiabatic interpretation
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We examine and explain the stability properties of the ``atom diode'', a laser device that lets the ground state atom pass in one direction but not in the opposite direction. The diodic behavior and the variants that result by using different laser configurations may be understood with an adiabatic approximation. The conditions to break down the approximation, which imply also the diode failure, are analyzed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0505189,
title = {Atom diode: Variants, stability, limits, and adiabatic interpretation},
author = {A. Ruschhaupt and J. G. Muga},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0505189},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
8 pages, 9 figures