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Semiclassical Theory of Cavity‐assisted Light Forces on Atoms and Applications
Author(s) -
Domokos Peter,
Horak Peter,
Ritsch Helmut
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3978(200110)49:10/11<935::aid-prop935>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - semiclassical physics , atom (system on chip) , physics , mechanism (biology) , wavelength , field (mathematics) , light field , optical cavity , atomic physics , classical mechanics , optics , quantum mechanics , quantum , laser , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics , embedded system
We present a semiclassical theory that can describe the centre‐of‐mass motion of a neutral atom in a strongly coupled cavity field. We show that a cavity‐assisted cooling mechanism can lead to efficient loading of an atom into a wavelength size optical microtrap.