• DocumentCode
    499300
  • Title

    Optical nanofibers for probing cold atoms

  • Author

    Morrissey, Michael M. ; Deasy, Kieran ; Russell, Laura ; Watkins, Amy ; Chormaic, Síle Nic

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Instrum., Cork Inst. of Technol., Cork, Ireland
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a novel technique for measuring the characteristics of a cloud of cold atoms by monitoring the spontaneous emission coupled into the guided mode of a nanofiber. We show that the fiber is very sensitive to the atoms close to its surface.
  • Keywords
    atom optics; fibre optic sensors; laser cooling; nanophotonics; spontaneous emission; cold atoms; optical nanofibers; spontaneous emission; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Fluorescence; Monitoring; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Shape; Spontaneous emission; (020.1335) Atom optics; (020.3690) Line shapes and shifts;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224380