Compression of Atomic Phase Space Using an Asymmetric One-Way Barrier
Atomic Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We show how to construct asymmetric optical barriers for atoms. These barriers can be used to compress phase space of a sample by creating a confined region in space where atoms can accumulate with heating at the single photon recoil level. We illustrate our method with a simple two-level model and then show how it can be applied to more realistic multi-level atoms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0502055,
title = {Compression of Atomic Phase Space Using an Asymmetric One-Way Barrier},
author = {M. G. Raizen and A. M. Dudarev and Qian Niu and N. J. Fisch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0502055},
year = {2007}
}