Abstract
We develop the theory of an atomic beam splitter in which a monoenergetic beam of two-level atoms is incident normally to a classical standing-wave light field. The incident atomic wave function can be split into two coherent components with transverse momenta (2n+1)Latin small letter h with strokek using velocity-tuned resonances, where n is the order of the resonance. We discuss the cases of zero- and first-order resonances in detail, and show that the velocity-tuned resonances are renormalized due to a high-frequency Stark shift. Numerical results that display the effects of a finite momentum spread in the incident atomic beam are presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2455-2463 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics