Spatially selective loading of an optical lattice by light-shift engineering using an auxiliary laser field
Atomic Physics
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
We report on a method of light-shift engineering where an auxiliary laser is used to tune the atomic transition frequency. The technique is used to selectively load a specific region of an optical lattice. The results are explained by calculating the differential light-shift of each hyperfine state. We conclude that the remarkable spatial selectivity of light-shift engineering using an auxiliary laser provides a powerful technique to prepare ultra-cold trapped atoms for experiments on quantum gases and quantum information processing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0504113,
title = {Spatially selective loading of an optical lattice by light-shift engineering using an auxiliary laser field},
author = {P. F. Griffin and K. J. Weatherill and S. G. MacLeod and R. M. Potvliege and C. S. Adams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0504113},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures