中国物理B ›› 2007, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 1295-1299.doi: 10.1088/1009-1963/16/5/022

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Generation of sub-half-wavelength micro-optical traps by dichroic evanescent standing waves

张静, 张天才, 王军民, 彭堃墀   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices,\ Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 收稿日期:2006-03-10 修回日期:2006-11-23 出版日期:2007-05-20 发布日期:2007-05-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10434080 and 60578018), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2006CB921102) and also by the CFKSTIP (705010) and PCSIRT (IRT0516) from MEC.

Generation of sub-half-wavelength micro-optical traps by dichroic evanescent standing waves

Zhang Jing(张静), Zhang Tian-Cai(张天才), Wang Jun-Min(王军民), and Peng Kun-Chi(彭堃墀)   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • Received:2006-03-10 Revised:2006-11-23 Online:2007-05-20 Published:2007-05-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10434080 and 60578018), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2006CB921102) and also by the CFKSTIP (705010) and PCSIRT (IRT0516) from MEC.

摘要: The bi-dimensional optical lattices formed by several sets of laser evanescent standing waves propagating at the surface of a dielectric prism are investigated. The characteristics of the optical traps including their depths and the sizes are analysed. It is shown that the micro-optical lattice with a sub-half-wavelength size can be achieved by the interference of the selected evanescent waves. The scheme together with the recently developed atomic chip may be used for atomic quantum manipulation.

关键词: evanescent wave, optical dipole trap

Abstract: The bi-dimensional optical lattices formed by several sets of laser evanescent standing waves propagating at the surface of a dielectric prism are investigated. The characteristics of the optical traps including their depths and the sizes are analysed. It is shown that the micro-optical lattice with a sub-half-wavelength size can be achieved by the interference of the selected evanescent waves. The scheme together with the recently developed atomic chip may be used for atomic quantum manipulation.

Key words: evanescent wave, optical dipole trap

中图分类号:  (Atom cooling methods)

  • 37.10.De
31.15.-p (Calculations and mathematical techniques in atomic and molecular physics)