Author :
Anderson, D.Z. ; Renn, M. ; Donley, E. ; Cornell, E. ; Zozulya, A. ; Wieman, C.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We use optical dipole forces to guide neutral rubidium atoms through hollowcore optical fibers. In one configuration, light copropagates in the circular hollow region as a grazing incidence mode. Atoms are attracted to the high intensity region of a beam detuned to the red of rubidium´s D2 resonance lines and are thus kept away from the fiber´s walls. In a second configuration, light is guided in the annular glass region and it is the evanescent field of this light that repels the atoms from the fiber walls when the light is tuned to the blue side of atomic resonance.
Keywords :
dipole coupling; light propagation; optical fibre theory; probability; quantum optics; resonant states; rubidium; annular glass region; atom hoses; beam detuning; blue side; circular hollow region; evanescent field; grazing incidence mode; high intensity region; hollowcore optical fibers; light copropagation; neutral rubidium atom guiding; optical dipole force; red side; rubidium´s D2 resonance line; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Hoses; Interference; Laser modes; Physics; Probability distribution; Statistical distributions; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
