Title :
Interference effects in the cavity-assisted laser cooling of single atoms and atomic ensembles
Author :
Domokos, Peter ; Vukics, András ; Asbóth, János ; Ritsch, Helmut
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Solid State Phys. & Opt., Budapest
Abstract :
Laser-driven atoms moving in a cavity are subject to various interference effects which can lead, e.g., to counterintuitive linear velocity-dependence of the light scattering properties, or a collective cooling and self-organization of an atomic ensemble
Keywords :
laser cooling; light scattering; optical resonators; quantum optics; radiation pressure; atomic ensembles; atomic self-organization; cavity-assisted cooling; collective cooling; interference effects; laser cooling; laser-driven atoms; light scattering properties; optical resonator; single atoms;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4