Enhancement of laser cooling by the use of magnetic gradients

Details Enhancement of laser cooling by the use of magnetic gradients Enhancement of laser cooling by the use of magnetic gradients

2010-09-13

arxiv.org/abs/1009.2441v2

New J. Phys. 13 (2011) 033009

Physics

Quantum Physics

14 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/13/3/033009

We present a laser cooling scheme for trapped ions and atoms using a combination of laser couplings and a magnetic gradient field. In a Schrieffer-Wolff transformed picture, this setup cancels the carrier and blue sideband terms completely resulting in an improved cooling behaviour compared to standard cooling schemes (e.g. sideband cooling) and allowing cooling to the vibrational ground state. A condition for optimal cooling rates is presented and the cooling behaviour for different Lamb-Dicke parameters and spontaneous decay rates is discussed. Cooling rates of one order of magnitude less than the trapping frequency are achieved using the new cooling method. Furthermore the scheme turns out to be robust under deviations from the optimal parameters and moreover provides good cooling rates also in the multi particle case.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Enhancement of laser cooling by the use of magnetic gradients does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Enhancement of laser cooling by the use of magnetic gradients, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Enhancement of laser cooling by the use of magnetic gradients will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-338067