Atom surface trap based on laser-induced quantum adsorption

A. E. Afanasiev; P. N. Melentiev; V. I. Balykin

doi:10.1117/12.801577

17 April 2008 Atom surface trap based on laser-induced quantum adsorption

A. E. Afanasiev, P. N. Melentiev, V. I. Balykin

Proceedings Volume 7024, International Workshop on Quantum Optics 2007; 702402 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.801577
Event: International Workshop on Quantum Optics 2003, 2003, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

A method of the quantum adsorption of atoms on a surface is proposed and experimentally implemented. The loading of atoms into a surface potential well (adsorption) was realized due to the loss of the kinetic energy in the process of the inelastic collision of two laser-excited atoms. This scheme is implemented for Rb atoms adsorbed on the surface of a YAG crystal. The dependence of the quantum adsorption rate on the laser radiation frequency is experimentally investigated. The possibility of producing microstructures of arbitrary shape that consist of atoms localized on the dielectric surface is also demonstrated and the opportunities of creation of nanostructures are discussed.

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A. E. Afanasiev, P. N. Melentiev, and V. I. Balykin "Atom surface trap based on laser-induced quantum adsorption", Proc. SPIE 7024, International Workshop on Quantum Optics 2007, 702402 (17 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.801577

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