Published November 2004
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Journal article
Atom interference in a gray optical lattice
Creators
- 1. FOCUS Center, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
Description
Atomic wave packets are coherently split into two components evolving on different adiabatic potentials of a near-resonant gray optical lattice. The components follow separated paths and overlap periodically. Wave-packet interference is observed at times when the components overlap. The wave-packet splitting and recombination mechanisms are quantum projection and nonadiabatic coupling. Experimental results are in agreement with the results of a detailed theoretical model
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 70
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 051601-051601.4
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36087146
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; COUPLING; INTERFERENCE; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; OPTICS; PERIODICITY; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RECOMBINATION; WAVE PACKETS
- Descriptors DEC
- CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; FIELD THEORIES; MECHANICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; VARIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2004 The American Physical Society