Coherent dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates in high-finesse optical cavities
Péter Horák, Stephen Mark Barnett, Helmut Ritsch
We study the mutual interaction of a Bose-Einstein condensed gas with a single mode of a high-finesse optical cavity. We show how the cavity transmission reflects condensate properties, and calculate the self-consistent intracavity light field and condensate evolution. Solving the coupled condensate-cavity equations we find that while falling through the cavity, the condensate is adiabatically transfered into the ground state of the periodic optical potential. This allows time-dependent nondestructive measurements on Bose-Einstein condensates, with intriguing prospects for subsequent controlled manipulation.
arXiv:cond-mat/9906357•Physical Review A•Feb 15, 2000•66 citations