Cooling trapped atoms in optical resonators
Zippilli, Stefano (Universität Ulm. Abteilung für Quantenphysik)
Morigi, Giovanna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física)
American Physical Society

Date:	2005
Abstract:	We derive an equation for the cooling dynamics of the quantum motion of an atom trapped by an external potential inside an optical resonator. This equation has broad validity and allows us to identify novel regimes where the motion can be efficiently cooled to the potential ground state. Our result shows that the motion is critically affected by quantum correlations induced by the mechanical coupling with the resonator, which may lead to selective suppression of certain transitions for the appropriate parameters regimes, thereby increasing the cooling efficiency.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Physical review letters, Vol. 95, Issue 14 (September 2005) , p. 143001, ISSN 1079-7114

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.143001

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