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Focusing of atoms with strongly confined light potentials

Quantum Physics 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

Focusing of atoms with light potentials is studied. In particular, we consider strongly confined, cylindrical symmetric potential, and demonstrate their applications in both red and blue-detuned focusing of atoms. We also study the influence of aberrations, and find that a resolution of 1 nm should in principle be possible.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0205184,
  title  = {Focusing of atoms with strongly confined light potentials},
  author = {Lars Egil Helseth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0205184},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

23 pages, 9 figures, Submitted to Optics Communications