Modulated optical lattice as an atomic Fabry-Perot interferometer
Year: 2000
Authors: Carusotto I., La Rocca G.C.
Autors Affiliation: Scuola Normale Super Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Univ Salerno, Dipartimento Fis, I-84081 Baronissi, SA, Italy; Scuola Normale Super Pisa, INFM, I-56126 Pisa, Italy; Ecole Normale Super, Lab Kastler Brossel, F-75231 Paris 05, France.
Abstract: We propose to engineer the atomic band structure in optical lattices in order to design a Fabry-Perot interferometer with large mode spacing and strong nonlinear coupling to be employed in atom optics. The use of an optical lattice allows for a significant reduction of the atomic effective mass, while the slow modulation of its parameters spatially confines the matter waves on a length scale of a few dozen optical wavelengths. As a consequence, the mode spacing in such a cavity would be as high as one-tenth of the recoil energy, allowing for a very efficient filter action, while the nonlinear coupling due to interatomic interactions could lead to bistability and limiting effects in the transmission of the atomic beam.
Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Volume: 84 (3) Pages from: 399 to: 403
KeyWords: Interference; Solitons; ModelDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.399ImpactFactor: 6.462Citations: 36data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-24References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)
