Title :
Generation of a cold atomic beam with a near-field optical funnel
Author :
Takamizawa, A. ; Ito, H. ; Ohtsu, M.
Author_Institution :
Interdisciplinary Graduate Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A cold Rb atomic beam with a low velocity of 0.10 m/s and a dense flux of 8.3/spl times/10/sup 12/ atom/spl middot/cm/sup 2//s can be generated from a magneto-optical trap by an atom funnel.
Keywords :
atomic beams; laser cooling; magneto-optical effects; radiation pressure; rubidium; Rb; atom funnel; cold Rb atomic beam; cold atomic beam generation; dense flux; low velocity; magneto-optical trap; near-field optical funnel; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Coils; Cooling; Fluorescence; Laser beams; Optical surface waves; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967949
