Abstract
Using a simple model, we calculate the heating rates arising from laser intensity noise and beam-pointing fluctuations in far-off resonance optical traps. Intensity noise causes exponential heating, while beam-pointing noise causes heating at a constant rate. The achievement of heating time constants well beyond 10 sec imposes stringent requirements on the laser noise power spectra. Noise spectra are measured for a commercial argon-ion laser to illustrate the expected time scales.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | R1095-R1098 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics