Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 34, Issue 4, 402001(2014)
Theoretical and Experimental Study of a Novel Combinative Triple-Well Optical Trap for Triple-Species Cold Atoms or Molecules
A novel scheme based on light diffraction to generate a triple-well optical trap for trapping and controlling triple-species samples of cold atoms or molecules is proposed. Specialized phase modulation similar to binary phase-grating is implemented by a diffraction device of liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LC-SLM). A continuous and reversible evolution between single-well trap and triple-well trap is investigated. Corresponding experiments are performed and the results are in agreement with theories. The results show that the proposed scheme has a controllability advantage, which is beneficial to load and control triple-species samples in cold atoms or molecules experiments.
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Zhou Qi, Lu Junfa, Pan Xiaoqing, Yin Jianping. Theoretical and Experimental Study of a Novel Combinative Triple-Well Optical Trap for Triple-Species Cold Atoms or Molecules[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2014, 34(4): 402001
Category: Atomic and Molecular Physics
Received: Aug. 27, 2013
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 31, 2014
The Author Email: Qi Zhou (qizhou@ecit.cn)