Abstract
The fundamental limit with Bose-Einstein condensates manipulated by an integrated atom-optics device was studied. The device used was a microtrap or a microfabricated waveguide. A sufficiently high condensate density was enforced by the miniaturization of the device. It was found that a spatial modulational instability led by three-body interactions resulted in a fundamental limit on the coherent manipulation of Bose-Einstein condensates.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 023605 |
| Pages (from-to) | 236051-236056 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Aug 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics