DocumentCode
3489505
Title
Application of a thin silica fiber to quantum optics: atom trapping with a subwavelength diameter optical fiber
Author
Hakuta, K. ; Balykin, V.I. ; Le Kien, Fam ; Liang, J.Q. ; Morinaga, M.
fYear
2004
fDate
28-30 June 2004
Abstract
In this work, we propose and examine a scheme of trapping and guiding of atoms by a free standing configuration that is based on the interaction between neutral atoms and an optical potential plus the van der Waals potential around a very thin silica fiber with a subwavelength diameter.
Keywords
atom optics; atom-photon collisions; laser cooling; optical fibres; quantum optics; silicon compounds; van der Waals forces; SiO2; atom guiding; atom trapping; free standing configuration; neutral atom-optical potential interaction; optical fiber; quantum optics; thin silica fiber; van der Waals potential; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Microcavities; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8306-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338741
Filename
1338741
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