Optical Lattices with Micromechanical Mirrors

Details Optical Lattices with Micromechanical Mirrors Optical Lattices with Micromechanical Mirrors

2010-02-25

arxiv.org/abs/1002.4646v1

PRA 82 021803 (2010)

Physics

Quantum Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.82.021803

We investigate a setup where a cloud of atoms is trapped in an optical lattice potential of a standing wave laser field which is created by retro-reflection on a micro-membrane. The membrane vibrations itself realize a quantum mechanical degree of freedom. We show that the center of mass mode of atoms can be coupled to the vibrational mode of the membrane in free space, and predict a significant sympathetic cooling effect of the membrane when atoms are laser cooled. The controllability of the dissipation rate of the atomic motion gives a considerable advantage over typical optomechanical systems enclosed in optical cavities, in that it allows a segregation between the cooling and coherent dynamics regimes. The membrane can thereby be kept in a cryogenic environment, and the atoms at a distance in a vacuum chamber.

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