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Applied Optics

Mirror design for two-dimensional magneto-optic lenses and compressors

Dragana Milic, Maarten D. Hoogerland, K. G. H. Baldwin, Stephen J. Buckman

Published Apr 20, 2001• 2 citations
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Abstract

A novel mirror arrangement that enables large interaction lengths between atomic beams and laser fields by use of a small amount of laser power is presented. Its application to focusing and compression of neutral atomic beams is discussed.
DOI
10.1364/ao.40.001907

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