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
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