Architecting new diffraction-resistant light structures and their possible applications in atom guidance | Zendy

Edwin G. P. Pachon | Zendy; M. Zamboni-Rached | Zendy; Ayman H. Dorrah | Zendy; Mo Mojahedi | Zendy; Marcos R. R. Gesualdi | Zendy; G. G. Cabrera | Zendy

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Architecting new diffraction-resistant light structures and their possible applications in atom guidance

Author(s) -

Edwin G. P. Pachon,

M. Zamboni-Rached,

Ayman H. Dorrah,

Mo Mojahedi,

Marcos R. R. Gesualdi,

G. G. Cabrera

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.025403

Subject(s) - diffraction , optics , holography , physical optics , light beam , diffraction efficiency , photonics , dipole , holographic display , transverse plane , quantum optics , atom optics , spatial light modulator , physics , quantum mechanics , structural engineering , engineering

In this work we extend the so called frozen wave method in order to obtain new diffraction resistant light structures that can be shaped on demand, with possible applications in atom guidance. The resulting beams and the corresponding optical dipole potentials exhibit a strong resistance to diffraction effects and their longitudinal and transverse intensity patterns can be chosen a priori. Besides the theoretical development, we also present the experimental confirmation of our approach; specifically, by generating three different beam profiles using a spatial light modulator that is addressed by a computer-generated hologram. In addition to its many potential applications in atom guiding, the method developed here can also lead to many new developments in optics and photonics in general.

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