Heating and phase-space decompression of evanescent-wave cooled atoms by multiple photon reabsorption

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Heating and phase-space decompression of evanescent-wave cooled atoms by multiple photon reabsorption

A. Shevchenko, M. Kaivola, and J. Javanainen »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 11, Issue 16, pp. 1827-1834 (2003)
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We show that multiple reabsorption of resonance-frequency photons in a cloud of evanescent-wave cooled atoms can have a significant influence on the cooling efficiency and maximum value of the atomic phase-space density.

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(020.1670) Atomic and molecular physics : Coherent optical effects
(020.7010) Atomic and molecular physics : Laser trapping

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Original Manuscript: May 20, 2003
Revised Manuscript: June 28, 2003
Published: August 11, 2003

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A. Shevchenko, M. Kaivola, and J. Javanainen, "Heating and phase-space decompression of evanescent-wave cooled atoms by multiple photon reabsorption," Opt. Express 11, 1827-1834 (2003)
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J. Söding, R. Grimm, and Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, �??Gravitational laser trap for atoms with evanescent-wave cooling,�?? Opt. Commun. 119, 652-662 (1995). [CrossRef]
Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, I. Manek, and R. Grimm, �??Surface Trap for Cs atoms based on Evanescent-Wave Cooling,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2225-2228 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, V. Druzhinina, U. Moslener, I. Manek-Hönninger, and R. Grimm, �??Optical and evaporative cooling of caesium atoms in the gravito-optical surface trap,�?? J. Mod. Opt. 47, 2755-2767 (2000).
P. Desbiolles, M. Arndt, P. Szriftgiser, and J. Dalibard, �??Elementary Sisyphus process close to a dielectric surface,�??Phys. Rev. A 54, 4292-4198 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
R. J. C. Spreeuw, D. Voigt, B. T. Wolschrijn, and H. B. van Linden den Heuvell, �??Creating a low-dimensional quantum gas using dark states in an inelastic evanescent-wave mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 053604-1-7 (2000). [CrossRef]
M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, H.-C. Nägel, and R. Grimm, �??Cold-atom gas at very high densities in an optical surface microtrap,�?? Phys. Rev. A 66, 051401-1-4 (2002). [CrossRef]
M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, B. Engeser, H.-C. Nägel, and R. Grimm, �??Evanescent-Wave Trapping and Evaporative Cooling of an Atomic Gas at the Crossover to Two Dimensions,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 173001-1-4 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. Gauck, M. Hartl, D. Schneble, H. Schnitzler, T. Pfau, and J. Mlynek, �??Quasi-2D Gas of Laser Cooled Atoms in a Planar Matter Waveguide,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5298-5301 (1998). [CrossRef]
P. Domokos and H. Ritsch, �??Efficient laoding and cooling in a dynamic optical evanescent-wave microtrap,�??Europhys. Lett. 54, 306-312 (2001). [CrossRef]
M. Gorliki, S. Feron, V. Lorent, and M. Dukloy, �??Interferometric approaches to atom-surface van der Waals interactions in atomic mirrors,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 013603-1-9 (2000).
C. Henkel, K. Mølmer, R. Kaiser, N. Vansteenkiste, C. I. Westbrook, and A. Aspect, �??Diffuse atomic reflection at a rough mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. A 55, 1160-1178 (1997). [CrossRef]
V. Savalli, D. Stevens, J. Estève, P. D. Featonby, V. Josse, N. Westbrook, C. I. Westbrook, and A. Aspect, �??Specular Reflection of Matter Waves from a Rough Mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 250404-1-4 (1997).
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A. Lenef, T. D. Hammond, E. T. Smith, M. S. Chapman, R. A. Rubenstein, and D. E. Pritchard, �??Rotation Sensing with an Atom Interferometer,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett 78, 760-763 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. �?zcan, �??Influence of electric potentials on atom interferometers: Increased rotation sensitivity,�?? J. Appl. Phys. 83, 6185-6186 (1998). [CrossRef]
A. Peters, K. Y. Chung, and S. Chu, �??Measurement of gravitational acceleration by dropping atoms,�?? Nature 400, 849-852 (1999). [CrossRef]
T. Calarco, E. A. Hinds, D. Jaksch, J. Schmiedmayer, J. I. Cirac, and P. Zoller, �??Quantum gates with neutral atoms: Controlling colisional interactions in time-dependent traps,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 022304-1-11 (2000). [CrossRef]
M. D. Lukin, M. Fleischhauer, and R. Cote, �??Dipole blockade and Quantum Information Processing in Mesoscopic Atomic Ensembles,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 037901-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. V. Subbotin, V. I. Balykin, D. V. Laryushin, V. S. Letokhov, �??Laser controlled atom waveguide as a source of ultracold atoms,�?? Opt. Commun. 139, 107-116 (1997). [CrossRef]
H. Nha and W. Jhe, �??Sisyphus cooling on the surface of a hollow-mirror atom trap,�?? Phys. Rev. A 56, 729-736 (1997). [CrossRef]
J. Yin, Y. Zhu, Y. Wang, �??Gravito-optical trap for cold atoms with doughnut-hollow-beam cooling,�?? Phys. Lett. A 248, 309-318 (1998). [CrossRef]
I. Manek, Yu. B. Ovchinnikov and R. Grimm, �??Generation of a hollow laser beam for atom trapping using an axicon,�?? Opt. Commun. 147, 67-70 (1998). [CrossRef]
D. J. Harris and C. M. Savage, �??Atomic gravitational cavities from hollow optical fibers,�?? Phys. Rev. A 51, 3967-3971 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. B

L. Khaykovich, N. Davidson, �??Adiabatic focusing of cold atoms in a blue-detuned laser standing wave,�?? Appl. Phys. B 70, 683-688 (2000). [CrossRef]
S. Meneghini, V. I. Savichev, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, W. P. Schleich, �??Atomic focusing and near field imaging: A combination for producing small-period nanostructures,�?? Appl. Phys. B 70, 675-682 (2000). [CrossRef]

Europhys. Lett.

P. Domokos and H. Ritsch, �??Efficient laoding and cooling in a dynamic optical evanescent-wave microtrap,�??Europhys. Lett. 54, 306-312 (2001). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

M. �?zcan, �??Influence of electric potentials on atom interferometers: Increased rotation sensitivity,�?? J. Appl. Phys. 83, 6185-6186 (1998). [CrossRef]

J. Mod. Opt.

M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, V. Druzhinina, U. Moslener, I. Manek-Hönninger, and R. Grimm, �??Optical and evaporative cooling of caesium atoms in the gravito-optical surface trap,�?? J. Mod. Opt. 47, 2755-2767 (2000).

Nature

A. Peters, K. Y. Chung, and S. Chu, �??Measurement of gravitational acceleration by dropping atoms,�?? Nature 400, 849-852 (1999). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

J. Söding, R. Grimm, and Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, �??Gravitational laser trap for atoms with evanescent-wave cooling,�?? Opt. Commun. 119, 652-662 (1995). [CrossRef]
M. V. Subbotin, V. I. Balykin, D. V. Laryushin, V. S. Letokhov, �??Laser controlled atom waveguide as a source of ultracold atoms,�?? Opt. Commun. 139, 107-116 (1997). [CrossRef]
I. Manek, Yu. B. Ovchinnikov and R. Grimm, �??Generation of a hollow laser beam for atom trapping using an axicon,�?? Opt. Commun. 147, 67-70 (1998). [CrossRef]

Phys. Lett. A

J. Yin, Y. Zhu, Y. Wang, �??Gravito-optical trap for cold atoms with doughnut-hollow-beam cooling,�?? Phys. Lett. A 248, 309-318 (1998). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. A

D. J. Harris and C. M. Savage, �??Atomic gravitational cavities from hollow optical fibers,�?? Phys. Rev. A 51, 3967-3971 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. Nha and W. Jhe, �??Sisyphus cooling on the surface of a hollow-mirror atom trap,�?? Phys. Rev. A 56, 729-736 (1997). [CrossRef]
T. Calarco, E. A. Hinds, D. Jaksch, J. Schmiedmayer, J. I. Cirac, and P. Zoller, �??Quantum gates with neutral atoms: Controlling colisional interactions in time-dependent traps,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 022304-1-11 (2000). [CrossRef]
P. Desbiolles, M. Arndt, P. Szriftgiser, and J. Dalibard, �??Elementary Sisyphus process close to a dielectric surface,�??Phys. Rev. A 54, 4292-4198 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
R. J. C. Spreeuw, D. Voigt, B. T. Wolschrijn, and H. B. van Linden den Heuvell, �??Creating a low-dimensional quantum gas using dark states in an inelastic evanescent-wave mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 053604-1-7 (2000). [CrossRef]
M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, H.-C. Nägel, and R. Grimm, �??Cold-atom gas at very high densities in an optical surface microtrap,�?? Phys. Rev. A 66, 051401-1-4 (2002). [CrossRef]
M. Gorliki, S. Feron, V. Lorent, and M. Dukloy, �??Interferometric approaches to atom-surface van der Waals interactions in atomic mirrors,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 013603-1-9 (2000).
C. Henkel, K. Mølmer, R. Kaiser, N. Vansteenkiste, C. I. Westbrook, and A. Aspect, �??Diffuse atomic reflection at a rough mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. A 55, 1160-1178 (1997). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett

A. Lenef, T. D. Hammond, E. T. Smith, M. S. Chapman, R. A. Rubenstein, and D. E. Pritchard, �??Rotation Sensing with an Atom Interferometer,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett 78, 760-763 (1997). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, I. Manek, and R. Grimm, �??Surface Trap for Cs atoms based on Evanescent-Wave Cooling,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2225-2228 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. D. Lukin, M. Fleischhauer, and R. Cote, �??Dipole blockade and Quantum Information Processing in Mesoscopic Atomic Ensembles,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 037901-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
V. Savalli, D. Stevens, J. Estève, P. D. Featonby, V. Josse, N. Westbrook, C. I. Westbrook, and A. Aspect, �??Specular Reflection of Matter Waves from a Rough Mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 250404-1-4 (1997).
M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, B. Engeser, H.-C. Nägel, and R. Grimm, �??Evanescent-Wave Trapping and Evaporative Cooling of an Atomic Gas at the Crossover to Two Dimensions,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 173001-1-4 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. Gauck, M. Hartl, D. Schneble, H. Schnitzler, T. Pfau, and J. Mlynek, �??Quasi-2D Gas of Laser Cooled Atoms in a Planar Matter Waveguide,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5298-5301 (1998). [CrossRef]

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[1] J. Söding, R. Grimm, and Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, �??Gravitational laser trap for atoms with evanescent-wave cooling,�?? Opt. Commun. 119, 652-662 (1995). [CrossRef]

[2] Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, I. Manek, and R. Grimm, �??Surface Trap for Cs atoms based on Evanescent-Wave Cooling,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2225-2228 (1997). [CrossRef]

[3] M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, V. Druzhinina, U. Moslener, I. Manek-Hönninger, and R. Grimm, �??Optical and evaporative cooling of caesium atoms in the gravito-optical surface trap,�?? J. Mod. Opt. 47, 2755-2767 (2000).

[4] P. Desbiolles, M. Arndt, P. Szriftgiser, and J. Dalibard, �??Elementary Sisyphus process close to a dielectric surface,�??Phys. Rev. A 54, 4292-4198 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[5] R. J. C. Spreeuw, D. Voigt, B. T. Wolschrijn, and H. B. van Linden den Heuvell, �??Creating a low-dimensional quantum gas using dark states in an inelastic evanescent-wave mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 053604-1-7 (2000). [CrossRef]

[6] M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, H.-C. Nägel, and R. Grimm, �??Cold-atom gas at very high densities in an optical surface microtrap,�?? Phys. Rev. A 66, 051401-1-4 (2002). [CrossRef]

[7] M. Hammes, D. Rychtarik, B. Engeser, H.-C. Nägel, and R. Grimm, �??Evanescent-Wave Trapping and Evaporative Cooling of an Atomic Gas at the Crossover to Two Dimensions,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 173001-1-4 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] H. Gauck, M. Hartl, D. Schneble, H. Schnitzler, T. Pfau, and J. Mlynek, �??Quasi-2D Gas of Laser Cooled Atoms in a Planar Matter Waveguide,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5298-5301 (1998). [CrossRef]

[9] P. Domokos and H. Ritsch, �??Efficient laoding and cooling in a dynamic optical evanescent-wave microtrap,�??Europhys. Lett. 54, 306-312 (2001). [CrossRef]

[10] M. Gorliki, S. Feron, V. Lorent, and M. Dukloy, �??Interferometric approaches to atom-surface van der Waals interactions in atomic mirrors,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 013603-1-9 (2000).

[11] C. Henkel, K. Mølmer, R. Kaiser, N. Vansteenkiste, C. I. Westbrook, and A. Aspect, �??Diffuse atomic reflection at a rough mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. A 55, 1160-1178 (1997). [CrossRef]

[12] V. Savalli, D. Stevens, J. Estève, P. D. Featonby, V. Josse, N. Westbrook, C. I. Westbrook, and A. Aspect, �??Specular Reflection of Matter Waves from a Rough Mirror,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 250404-1-4 (1997).

[13] L. Khaykovich, N. Davidson, �??Adiabatic focusing of cold atoms in a blue-detuned laser standing wave,�?? Appl. Phys. B 70, 683-688 (2000). [CrossRef]

[14] S. Meneghini, V. I. Savichev, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, W. P. Schleich, �??Atomic focusing and near field imaging: A combination for producing small-period nanostructures,�?? Appl. Phys. B 70, 675-682 (2000). [CrossRef]

[15] A. Lenef, T. D. Hammond, E. T. Smith, M. S. Chapman, R. A. Rubenstein, and D. E. Pritchard, �??Rotation Sensing with an Atom Interferometer,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett 78, 760-763 (1997). [CrossRef]

[16] M. �?zcan, �??Influence of electric potentials on atom interferometers: Increased rotation sensitivity,�?? J. Appl. Phys. 83, 6185-6186 (1998). [CrossRef]

[17] A. Peters, K. Y. Chung, and S. Chu, �??Measurement of gravitational acceleration by dropping atoms,�?? Nature 400, 849-852 (1999). [CrossRef]

[18] T. Calarco, E. A. Hinds, D. Jaksch, J. Schmiedmayer, J. I. Cirac, and P. Zoller, �??Quantum gates with neutral atoms: Controlling colisional interactions in time-dependent traps,�?? Phys. Rev. A 61, 022304-1-11 (2000). [CrossRef]

[19] M. D. Lukin, M. Fleischhauer, and R. Cote, �??Dipole blockade and Quantum Information Processing in Mesoscopic Atomic Ensembles,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 037901-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[20] M. V. Subbotin, V. I. Balykin, D. V. Laryushin, V. S. Letokhov, �??Laser controlled atom waveguide as a source of ultracold atoms,�?? Opt. Commun. 139, 107-116 (1997). [CrossRef]

[21] H. Nha and W. Jhe, �??Sisyphus cooling on the surface of a hollow-mirror atom trap,�?? Phys. Rev. A 56, 729-736 (1997). [CrossRef]

[22] J. Yin, Y. Zhu, Y. Wang, �??Gravito-optical trap for cold atoms with doughnut-hollow-beam cooling,�?? Phys. Lett. A 248, 309-318 (1998). [CrossRef]

[23] I. Manek, Yu. B. Ovchinnikov and R. Grimm, �??Generation of a hollow laser beam for atom trapping using an axicon,�?? Opt. Commun. 147, 67-70 (1998). [CrossRef]

[24] D. J. Harris and C. M. Savage, �??Atomic gravitational cavities from hollow optical fibers,�?? Phys. Rev. A 51, 3967-3971 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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