Phys. Rev. A 70, 051601(R) (2004) [4 pages]Atom interference in a gray optical lattice
Atomic wave packets are coherently split into two components evolving on different adiabatic potentials of a near-resonant gray optical lattice. The components follow separated paths and overlap periodically. Wave-packet interference is observed at times when the components overlap. The wave-packet splitting and recombination mechanisms are quantum projection and nonadiabatic coupling. Experimental results are in agreement with the results of a detailed theoretical model. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.051601
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.70.051601
PACS:
03.75.Dg, 39.20.+q, 32.80.Pj, 32.80.Lg
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