Title :
Probing correlated pair excitations in Bose-Einstein condensates with a Raman coupling
Author :
Rogel-Salazar, J. ; New, G.H.C. ; Burnett, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
We show that the existence of correlated pairs produced by a down-conversion process in a Bose-Einstein condensate can be probed systematically by exploiting the competition between Beliaev damping and a Raman coupling.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; Raman spectra; optical frequency conversion; quantum optics; Beliaev damping; Bose-Einstein condensates; Raman coupling; correlated pair excitations; down-conversion process; Atom optics; Educational institutions; Frequency conversion; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical sensors; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314163