Title :
Feedback cooling of a single neutral atom
Author :
Koch, M. ; Sames, C. ; Kubanek, A. ; Apel, M. ; Balbach, M. ; Ourjoumtsev, Alexei ; Chibani, H. ; Wilk, T. ; Pinkse, P.H. ; Murr, K. ; Rempe, G.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Maxwell realized in a famous thought experiment, which is nowadays known as Maxwell´s demon, that the thermodynamic parameters of a system can be altered by performing feedback on the system´s individual constituents. Here we report on the implementation of a related scheme to cool the motion of a single neutral atom.
Keywords :
laser cooling; laser feedback; Maxwell demon; feedback cooling; single neutral atom; thermodynamic parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943297
