Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 21, 2102001(2021)

Long-Distance Transmission of Cold Atomic Beams Based on Red-Detuned Gaussian Beams

Qian Liu1,2, Yu Xie1,2, Lin Li1,2, Ang’ang Liang1,2, Wenwen Li1,2, Henan Cheng1,2, Su Fang1, Liang Liu1、***, Bin Wang1、**, and Desheng Lü1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, China
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    This paper presents a scheme for the long-distance transmission of cold atomic beams by two-dimensional magneto-optical traps based on the optical dipole force of red-detuned Gaussian beams. The scattering force equation of two-level atoms is used to analyze the forces on 87Rb atoms in a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap with an optical dipole trap (2D-ODT MOT). In consideration of collisions of atoms with the background gas, the equations of atomic motion are solved by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and the trajectories of the atoms are obtained. The number of atoms entering the differential pumping range at different detunings of Gaussian beams and different powers is counted. Finally, the loading of cold atoms in magneto-optical traps of the science chamber is experimentally verified for four operating states in which the red-detuned Gaussian beam and the push light of atomic beams are combined. The theoretical and experimental results show that the 2D-ODT MOT based on the red-detuned Gaussian beam is effective in transmitting cold atomic beams over long distances. Both the loading efficiency and the number of atoms loaded in the science chamber are increased significantly.

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    Qian Liu, Yu Xie, Lin Li, Ang’ang Liang, Wenwen Li, Henan Cheng, Su Fang, Liang Liu, Bin Wang, Desheng Lü. Long-Distance Transmission of Cold Atomic Beams Based on Red-Detuned Gaussian Beams[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(21): 2102001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atomic and Molecular Physics

    Received: Apr. 25, 2021

    Accepted: May. 24, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 17, 2021

    The Author Email: Liu Liang (liang.liu@siom.ac.cn), Wang Bin (wangbin@siom.ac.cn), Lü Desheng (dslv@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.2102001

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