Beaming matter waves from a subwavelength aperture
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Beaming matter waves from a subwavelength aperture
We show theoretically that the shape of a beam of matter waves cold atoms emerging from one subwavelength aperture pierced in a film can be collimated within a few degrees. By means of an external laser field, a potential well for the atoms in the direction perpendicular to the surface is created. In this way, a running surface matter wave can be excited when atoms diffract from the aperture. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review A
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1050-2947,1094-1622
DOI: 10.1103/physreva.74.021601