Abstract
We study the influence of spontaneous emission on atom diffraction by a standing wave laser field. We characterize, analytically, the major regimes of the near-resonant Kapitza-Dirac effect and study, numerically, the influence of spontaneous emission. In particular, we discuss in some detail two important classes of two-beam resonances which are major candidates to develop effective atom beam splitters, the so-called Bragg and Doppleron resonances.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 451-466 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Applied Physics B Photophysics and Laser Chemistry |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1992 |
Keywords
- 32.80.-t
- 42.50
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
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