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、*
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    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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