• DocumentCode
    3188928
  • Title

    Diffusion in a 1D-symmetric optical lattice

  • Author

    Sanchez-Palencia, L. ; Schiavoni, M. ; Renzoni, F. ; Grynberg, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Departement de Physique, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    267
  • Abstract
    We observed directed diffusion of laser-cooled atomic samples in optical lattices. By adding a periodic force with even and odd harmonics of average zero but that breaks the temporal symmetry, we induced a net atomic motion.
  • Keywords
    diffusion; laser cooling; radiation pressure; 1D periodic symmetric optical lattice; directed diffusion; even harmonics; laser-cooled atomic samples; net atomic motion; odd harmonics; periodic force; temporal symmetry breaking; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Biological system modeling; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser noise; Lattices; Motion control; Optical noise; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7733-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314124
  • Filename
    1314124