Abstract
We propose a new scheme to guide cold atoms (or molecules) by using a, one-dimensional (1) array of focused hollow-beam pipes generated by the combination of a binary phase grating and a ID array of micro-cylindrical lenses on the substrate surface. We also calculate the intensity distribution of the focused hollow-beam pipe array and its optical potential for 85Rb atoms. The result shows that when the blue detuning of the incident beam and its intensity are 10 GHz and 7.0 × 103 W/m2 respectively, the horizontal dark spot size of each focused hollow-beam pipe and the efficient optical potential are 4.4μm and ∼ 0.23mK, which is high enough to guide cold 85Rb atoms (∼ 20 μK) from a standard optical molasses and then to realize the ID array of surface atomic waveguides on an atom chip.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1272-1275 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chinese Physics Letters |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - Jul 2004 |