Speed, retention loss, and motional heating of atoms in an optical conveyor belt
Garrett Hickman, M. Saffman
Abstract
The motion of ultracold atoms in a moving optical lattice is investigated in a joint experimental-theoretical study. Parameter combinations that optimize heating and retention performance are found from a theoretical model and are verified by experiment.
Topics & Concepts
Optical latticeConveyor beltUltracold atomMechanicsPhysicsMaterials scienceOpticsAtomic physicsCondensed matter physicsMechanical engineeringEngineeringQuantum mechanicsQuantumSuperfluidityCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesMechanical and Optical ResonatorsOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics