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Quantum-Atom Optics Downunder (QAO)

Coherent Control of the External Degrees of Freedom of Atoms and Defects in Optical Microtraps and Waveguides

Joan Bagudà, Sònia Fernández-Vidal, Albert Benseny, R. Corbalán, K. Eckert, L. Roso, G. Birkl, J. Mompart

Published Jan 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

We extend the recently developed three-level atom optics (TLAO) techniques, e.g., the spatial analogue of Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage, to (i) the coherent control of defects, e.g., empty sites, in optical lattices and microtraps; and (ii) to the robust and efficient transport of atoms between optical waveguides.
DOI
10.1364/qao.2007.qwe12

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