Flexible Optical Dipole Mirror for Cold Atoms
T. Kawalec, K. Kiersnowski, J. Fiutowski and T. Dohnalik
Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
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Received: 25 05 2008;
A flexible and relatively simple and cheap optical dipole mirror for cold rubidium atoms from magneto-optical trap is described, being a very modern and efficient tool for atomic physicists. Emphasis is put on physical processes responsible for the mirror parameters and their optimization. Promising perspectives are provided for evanescent wave properties investigation and atom-surface interaction measurements.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.114.721
PACS numbers: 37.10.De, 37.10.Vz