Title :
Perturbation dependent dephasing in atom-optical billiards
Author :
Grünzweig, T. ; Wang, Y. ; Hertzberg, Y. ; Shoham, A. ; Davidson, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot
Abstract :
ldquoZero-meanrdquo optical potentials are used to manipulate dephasing of ultra-cold atoms confined in atom-optical billiards. Generic and non-generic perturbations result in qualitatively different dephasing properties. Different phase-space regimes are probed and identified.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; light coherence; quantum optics; atom-optical billiards; dephasing; ultracold atoms; zero-mean optical potentials; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Chaos; Charge carrier processes; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Physics; Pulse measurements; Speckle; (020.0020) Atomic and molecular physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629020
