One-dimensional localization of atoms in a standing spherical light wave
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 6 (11) , 2178-2187
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.6.002178
Abstract
The localization of sodium atoms in a spherical standing single-frequency light wave was experimentally studied and numerical calculations were performed for two- and three-level sodium atom models. A qualitative agreement was obtained between the experimental and theoretical results for the three-level atoms. The interaction between sodium atoms and the single-frequency field was shown to cause an effective localization of the atoms in the vicinity of the light-wave modes. The process was found to be influenced substantially by optical pumping, giving rise to an additional cooling of the atoms.Keywords
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