Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5572| Title: | Temperature measurement of laser-cooled atoms using vacuum Rabi splitting |
| Authors: | Ray, Tridib Sharma, Arijit Jyothi, S. Rangwala, S.A. |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2013 |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| Citation: | Applied Physics A , 2013, Vol. 87, p033832 |
| Abstract: | We laser cool rubidium atoms to form a magneto-optical trap, within a Fabry-Perot cavity, and demonstrate strong coupling of the cold atoms to the cavity. The coupling strength is measured using the vacuum Rabi frequency splitting (VRS) of transmitted, cavity-coupled light on atomic resonance. The VRS is measured for two- and three-level atomic systems and the atom-cavity-coupling strength for each system is determined. By allowing the laser-cooled atoms to expand for different times and measuring the corresponding VRS, we determine the number of atoms overlapped with the cavity mode as a function of time. This time-of-flight of atoms from the cavity permits the measurement of the temperature of the laser-cooled atoms. Finally, the need for this technique and its utility is discussed. |
| Description: | Open Access. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/5572 |
| ISSN: | 1050-2947 1094-1622 (Online) |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.033832 |
| Copyright: | 2013 The American Physical Society |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (LAMP) |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013_PhysRevA_033832.pdf | Open Access | 1.54 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in RRI Digital Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.