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Momentum transfer by adiabatic passage in a light field

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Fundamentals of Quantum Optics III

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We have demonstrated the transfer of both population and momentum (8hk) in a multilevel system by adiabatic following of a slowly evolving light field. Spontaneous emission is suppressed because the atoms remain in a ‘dark’ state during their evolution. This technique will be useful for the realization of coherent, large angle atomic beam splitters. Our results are in good agreement with calculations using the optical Bloch equations.

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  1. C. I. Westbrook

    Present address: Institut d’Optique Théorique et Appliquée, B.P. 147, F91403, Orsay, France

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  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 20899, Gaithersburg, MD

    C. I. Westbrook, Lori S. Goldner, C. Gerz, R. J. C. Spreeuw, S. L. Rolston & W. D. Phillips

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Westbrook, C.I., Goldner, L.S., Gerz, C., Spreeuw, R.J.C., Rolston, S.L., Phillips, W.D. (1993). Momentum transfer by adiabatic passage in a light field. In: Ehlotzky, F. (eds) Fundamentals of Quantum Optics III. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 420. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0113555

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