Published December 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Cavity-Induced Atom Cooling in the Strong Coupling Regime

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Innsbruck, Technikerstr.25, A-6020 Innsbruck (Austria)

Description

We investigate the possibility of all optical trapping and cooling a single atom at the antinodes of a high Q optical cavity mode to which the atom is strongly coupled. For properly chosen parameters the dynamics of the cavity field introduces a novel Sisyphus type cooling mechanism yielding final temperatures much below the Doppler limit and allowing for long trapping times, avoiding the problems induced by spontaneous emission. copyright 1997 The American Physical Society

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
25
Journal Page Range
p. 4974-4977.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
29021342
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; CAVITY RESONATORS; COOLING; DIPOLE MOMENTS; LASER RADIATION; TRAPPING
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; RADIATIONS; RESONATORS