Coherent dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates in high-finesse optical cavities

Horak, Peter and Barnett, Stephen M. and Ritsch, Helmut (2000) Coherent dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates in high-finesse optical cavities. Physical Review A, 61 (3). ISSN 1094-1622

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    Abstract

    We study the mutual interaction of a Bose-Einstein condensed gas with a single mode of a high-finesse optical cavity. We show how the cavity transmission reflects condensate properties, and calculate the self-consistent intracavity light field and condensate evolution. Solving the coupled condensate-cavity equations we find that while falling through the cavity, the condensate is adiabatically transfered into the ground state of the periodic optical potential. This allows time-dependent nondestructive measurements on Bose-Einstein condensates, with intriguing prospects for subsequent controlled manipulation.

    Author(s):Horak, Peter, Barnett, Stephen M. and Ritsch, Helmut
    Item type:Article
    ID code:5856
    Keywords:coherent dynamics, Bose-Einstein, condensates, optical cavities, optical physics, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Miss Darcy Spiller
    Date deposited:24 Apr 2008
    Last modified:05 Jun 2019 00:25
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5856
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