Self-Organization Threshold with an External Potential
Atomic Physics
2012-08-22 v1
Abstract
We derive threshold equations for self-organization of laser driven atoms in an optical cavity. Our analysis includes probing with either a traveling wave or a retro reflected lattice. These two scenarios lead to qualitatively different behavior in terms of the response of the system as a function of cavity detuning with respect to the probe. In addition our analysis includes the effects of an intra-cavity trapping potential which is also shown to impact on the threshold condition. We specifically consider the case of an intra-cavity lattice but our treatment can easily be modified to other geometries.
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@article{arxiv.1208.4259,
title = {Self-Organization Threshold with an External Potential},
author = {K. J. Arnold and M. P. Baden and M. D. Barrett},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.4259},
year = {2012}
}
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4 pages