Phys. Rev. A 80, 011813(R) (2009) [4 pages]Single structured light beam as an atomic cloud splitter
We propose a scheme to split a cloud of cold noninteracting neutral atoms based on their dipole interaction with a single structured light beam which exhibits parabolic cylindrical symmetry. Using semiclassical numerical simulations, we establish a direct relationship between the general properties of the light beam and the relevant geometric and kinematic properties acquired by the atomic cloud as it passes through the beam. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.011813
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.80.011813
PACS:
42.50.Tx, 37.10.Vz, 06.30.Ka
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