Nanofiber-Based Double-Helix Dipole Trap for Cold Neutral Atoms

Details Nanofiber-Based Double-Helix Dipole Trap for Cold Neutral Atoms Nanofiber-Based Double-Helix Dipole Trap for Cold Neutral Atoms

2012-03-02

arxiv.org/abs/1203.0499v1

Physics

Atomic Physics

9 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

A double-helix optical trapping potential for cold atoms can be straightforwardly created inside the evanescent field of an optical nanofiber. It suffices to send three circularly polarized light fields through the nanofiber; two counterpropagating and far red-detuned with respect to the atomic transition and the third far blue-detuned. Assuming realistic experimental parameters, the transverse confinement of the resulting potential allows one to reach the one-dimensional regime with cesium atoms for temperatures of several \muK. Moreover, by locally varying the nanofiber diameter, the radius and pitch of the double-helix can be modulated, thereby opening a realm of applications in cold-atom physics.

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