Normal-incidence reflection of slow atoms from an optical evanescent wave

Mark A. Kasevich; David S. Weiss; Steven Chu

doi:10.1364/OL.15.000607

Normal-incidence reflection of slow atoms from an optical evanescent wave

Mark A. Kasevich
, David S. Weiss
, Steven Chu

Physics

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Abstract

We demonstrate specular reflection for laser-cooled atoms dropped onto a gradient-light-force mirror. Transit times of 264 msec are observed for atoms dropped from a height of 2.0 cm and bouncing twice on the evanescent wave before being detected. Of the 10⁷ atoms initially dropped, 3 × 10³ are detected after 264 msec.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	607-609
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	15
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.15.000607
State	Published - Jun 1990

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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