Atomic Waveguide Using Evanescent Waves near Optical Fibers
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 33 (12A) , L1680-1682
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.33.l1680
Abstract
We discuss an atomic waveguide that guides atoms in a similar way a quadrupole mass spectrometer guides charged particles. A two dimensional guiding potential barrier is produced by repulsive optical dipole forces caused by evanescent waves from optical fibers. A realization of this new atom optical element is proposed.Keywords
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