Wide cylindrical or spherical optical potentials from laser beam superpositions
Optics
2009-05-08 v1 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Superpositions of paraxial Laguerre-Gauss laser beam modes to generate optical potentials based on the optical dipole force are investigated theoretically. Parabolic and other monomial potentials with even powers, in cylindrical and spherical symmetry, with large diameters, can be synthesized. This superposition approach promises to help with high quality atom cloud manipulation and imaging.
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@article{arxiv.0904.4342,
title = {Wide cylindrical or spherical optical potentials from laser beam superpositions},
author = {Ole Steuernagel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.4342},
year = {2009}
}
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15 pages, 13 figures