TY - JOUR
T1 - Atom trapping in deeply bound states of a far-off-resonance optical lattice
AU - Haycock, D. L.
AU - Hamann, S. E.
AU - Klose, G.
AU - Jessen, P. S.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - We form a one-dimensional optical lattice for Cs atoms using light tuned a few thousand linewidths below atomic resonance. Atoms are selectively loaded into deeply bound states by adiabatic transfer from a superimposed, near-resonance optical lattice. This yields a mean vibrational excitation n-bar≈0.3 and localization Δz≈λ/20. Light scattering subsequently heats the atoms, but the initial rate is only of order [Formula Presented] vibrational quanta per oscillation period. Low vibrational excitation, strong localization, and low heating rates make these atoms good candidates for resolved-sideband Raman cooling.
AB - We form a one-dimensional optical lattice for Cs atoms using light tuned a few thousand linewidths below atomic resonance. Atoms are selectively loaded into deeply bound states by adiabatic transfer from a superimposed, near-resonance optical lattice. This yields a mean vibrational excitation n-bar≈0.3 and localization Δz≈λ/20. Light scattering subsequently heats the atoms, but the initial rate is only of order [Formula Presented] vibrational quanta per oscillation period. Low vibrational excitation, strong localization, and low heating rates make these atoms good candidates for resolved-sideband Raman cooling.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3991
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3991
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000783792
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 55
SP - R3991-R3994
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 6
ER -