Demonstration of the temporal matter-wave Talbot effect for trapped matter waves

Mark, Manfred J and Haller, Elmar and Danzl, Johann G and Lauber, Katharina and Gustavsson, Mattias and Naegerl, Hanns-Christoph (2011) Demonstration of the temporal matter-wave Talbot effect for trapped matter waves. New Journal of Physics, 13. 085008. ISSN 1367-2630 (https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/8/085008)

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Abstract

We demonstrate the temporal Talbot effect for trapped matter waves using ultracold atoms in an optical lattice. We investigate the phase evolution of an array of essentially non-interacting matter waves and observe matter-wave collapse and revival in the form of a Talbot interference pattern. By using long expansion times, we image momentum space with sub-recoil resolution, allowing us to observe fractional Talbot fringes up to tenth order.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:43331
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    10 August 2011
    Published
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:26 Mar 2013 10:39
    Last modified:24 Apr 2024 17:11
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43331
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