Title :
Atom spinning around an optical fiber: bound states and guiding
Author :
Balykin, V.I. ; Le Kien, F. ; Liang, J.Q. ; Morinaga, M. ; Hakuta, K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Spectrosc., Moscow
Abstract :
We propose and examine a scheme to bind atoms in stable orbits around a very thin optical fiber with a propagating fundamental light mode. Our main conclusion is that the neutral atoms can be trapped in two dimensions around the photon-carrying fiber at a submicron distance from the fiber surface
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; bound states; optical fibres; quantum optics; radiation pressure; atom guiding; atom spinning; bound states; fundamental light mode; neutral atoms; optical fiber; photon-carrying fiber; propagating light mode; stable orbits; trapped atoms;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
