Sideband cooling of molecules in optical traps
L. Caldwell, M. R. Tarbutt
Abstract
This paper studies the challenges faced in adapting the trapping of molecules with optical tweezers. The authors show that a large magnetic field simplifies Raman sideband cooling of a molecule and that heating and loss due to spontaneous emission can be managed.
Topics & Concepts
SidebandMoleculeMaterials scienceTrappingResolved sideband coolingRaman coolingRaman spectroscopyField (mathematics)Laser coolingMagnetic fieldAtomic physicsOpticsOptoelectronicsCompatible sideband transmissionMolecular physicsSpontaneous emissionPhysicsStimulated emissionChemistryAtom opticsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsQuantum Information and Cryptography