A. V. Bezverbny, V. G. Niziev, A. M. Tumaikin, “Dipole traps for neutral atoms formed by nonuniformly polarised Laguerre modes”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2004, Volume 34, Number 7,Pages <nobr>685

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Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics

Dipole traps for neutral atoms formed by nonuniformly polarised Laguerre modes

A. V. Bezverbny^a, V. G. Niziev^b, A. M. Tumaikin^c

^a Maritime State University, Vladivostok
^b Institute on Laser and Information Technologies, Russian Academy of Scienses, Shatura, Moskovskaya obl.
^c Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk

Abstract: Field configurations of two counterpropagating nonuniformly polarised Laguerre modes forming three-dimensional dipole traps for neutral atoms are proposed. Peculiarities of the stochastic dynamics of atoms in such traps, associated with the anisotropy of dipole forces and manifestations of various radiative friction mechanisms are analysed. The problem of increasing the confinement time for atoms in such field configurations is studied.

PACS: 32.80.Bx, 32.80.Pj, 42.50.Vk

Received: 16.09.2003
Revised: 05.02.2004