Abstract
A large variety of trapping and guiding potentials can be designed by bringing cold atoms close to charged or current-carrying material objects. Using a current-carrying wire we demonstrate how to build guides and traps for neutral atoms and using a charged wire we study a 1/r(2) singularity. The simplicity and versatility of the principles demonstrated in our experiments will allow for miniaturization and integration of atom optical elements into matter-wave quantum circuits.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 291 |
| Number of pages | 291 |
| Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
| Volume | 69 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1999 |
Keywords
- BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION
- CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
- MAGNETIC-FIELD
- CHARGED WIRE
- BOUND-STATES
- COLD ATOMS
- MIRROR
- FIBERS
- TRAP
- MANIPULATION