Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 02112(2008)

Atom waveguide and 1D optical lattice using a two-color evanescent light field around an optical micro/nano-fiber

Jian Fu, Xiang Yin, Ningyuan Li, and Limin Tong
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  • State Key Lab of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027
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    We propose a two-color scheme of atom waveguides and one-dimensional (1D) optical lattices using evanescent wave fields of different transverse modes around an optical micro/nano-fiber. The atom guide potential can be produced when the optical fiber carries a red-detuned light with TE01 mode and a blue-detuned light with HE11 mode, and the 1D optical lattice potential can be produced when the red-detuned light is transformed to the superposition of the TE01 mode and HE11 mode. The two trapping potentials can be transformed to each other for accurately controlling mode transformation for the red-detuned light. This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.

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    Jian Fu, Xiang Yin, Ningyuan Li, Limin Tong. Atom waveguide and 1D optical lattice using a two-color evanescent light field around an optical micro/nano-fiber[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2008, 6(2): 02112

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    Received: Jul. 23, 2007

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2008

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